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Can any invention be patented after publication or display in the public exhibition?

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Can any invention be patented after publication or display in the public exhibition?
posted Jan 4, 2018 by Deepika Jain

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Generally, a patent application for the invention which has been either published or publicly displayed cannot be filed. However the Patents Act provides a grace period of 12 months for filing of patent application from the date of its publication in a journal or its public display in a exhibition organised by the Government or disclosure before any learned society or published by applicant. The details conditions are provided under Chapter VI of the Act (Section 29-34).

answer Jan 5, 2018 by Prajwal C.m.
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