The Industrial Property Act, 2001

53.

Rights and obligations.

54.

Rights of owner of patent.

55.

Enforcement of rights.

56.

Right of a prior user.

57.

Scope of protection.

58.

Limitation of rights.

59.

ARIPO Protocol on patents.
PART VIII - TERM OF PATENT AND ANNUAL FEES

60.

Term of patent.

61.

Annual fees.
PART IX - CHANGE IN THE OWNERSHIP AND JOINT
OWNERSHIP OF APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS

62.

Change in ownership of applications, etc.

63.

Joint ownership of applications and patents.
PART X - CONTRACTUAL LICENCES

64.

Rights of licensee.

65.

Right of licensor to grant further licences and use of the invention.

66.

Effects of patent not being granted, revoked or being invalidated.

67.

Form of licence contracts.

68.

Petition for registration.

69.

Prohibited terms in licence contracts.

70.

Registration of the contract and issue of certificate.

71.

Remedies.

72.

Compulsory licences for non-working and similar reasons.

73.

Compulsory licences based upon interdependence of patents.

74.

Preconditions for grant of compulsory licences.

75.

Grant and terms of compulsory licences.

76.

Transfer of compulsory licences.

77.

Cancellation of compulsory licences.

78.

Registration of grants, cancellation or variation.

79.

Licences as of right.
PART XI - EXPLOITATION OF PATENTED INVENTIONS BY
THE GOVERNMENT OR BY THIRD PERSONS
AUTHORISED BY THE GOVERNMENT

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