Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Act 2017

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Observations by third party on patentability

29. The Act of 1992 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 30:

“30A. (1) Where an application for a patent has been published but a patent has not been granted to the applicant, any other person may make observations in writing to the Controller on the question of whether the invention is a patentable invention, stating reasons for the observations, and the Controller shall consider the observations in accordance with rules made under this Act.

(2) A person who makes observations under this section does not, by reason only of those observations, become a party to any proceedings under this Act.”.