Patents Act, 1970
24C. Compulsory licenses
The provisions in relation to compulsory licenses in Chapter XVI
shall, subject to the necessary modifications, apply in relation to an exclusive
right to sell or distribute under section 24B as they apply to, and in relation
to, a right under a patent to sell or distribute and for that purpose the
following modifications shall be deemed to have been made to the provisions of
that Chapter and all their grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall
be construed accordingly, namely,-
(a) throughout Chapter XVI,-
(i) working of the invention shall be deemed
to be selling or distributing of the article or substance.
(ii) references to "Patents" shall
be deemed to be references to "right to sell or distribute";
(iii) references to "patented
article" shall be deemed to be references to "an article for which
exclusive right to sell or distribute has been granted";
(b) three years from the date of sealing of a patent in section
84 shall be deemed to be two years from the date of approval by the Controller
for exclusive right to sell or distribute under section 24B;
(c) the time which has elapsed since the sealing of a patent
under section 85 shall be deemed to be the time which has elapsed since the
approval by the controller for exclusive right to sell c)r distribute under
section 24B;
(d) clauses (d) and (e) of section 90 shall be omitted.