Patents Act, 1970
138. Supplementary provisions as to convention
applications
(1) Where a convention application is made in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall furnish, in addition to the
complete specification, copies of the specifications or corresponding documents
filed or deposited by the applicant in the patent office of the convention
country in which the basic application was made, certified by the official
chief or head of the patent office of the convention country, or otherwise
verified to the satisfaction of the Controller, along with the application or
within three months thereafter, or within such further period as the Controller
may on good cause allow.
(2) If any such specification or other document is in a foreign
language, a translation into English of the specification or document, verified
by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Controller, shall be
annexed to the specification or document.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, the date on which an
application was made in a convention country is such date as the Controller is
satisfied, by certificate of the official chief or head of the patent office of
the convention country or otherwise is the date on which the application was
made in that convention country.