Patents Act, 1970
1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Patents Act, 1970.
(2) It extends to the whole of India .
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
PROVIDED that different dates may be appointed for
different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision to
the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming
into force of that provision.