Where, at any time after a patent has been [granted] in pursuance of an application under this Act, the Controller is satisfied that the person to whom the patent was granted had died, or, in the case of a body corporate, had ceased to exist, before the patent was [granted], the Controller may amend the patent by substituting for the name of that person the name of the person to whom the patent ought to have been granted, and the patent shall have effect, and shall be deemed always to have had effect, accordingly.
Section 44: Amendment of patent granted to deceased applicant.
The Patents Act, 1970Central Act · Act 39 of 1970
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Patents Act, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Section | 44 |
| Marginal note | Amendment of patent granted to deceased applicant. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted. . Subs. by s. 34, ibid., for "sealed" (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).
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