Patents Act, 1970
40. Liability for contravention of section 35 or section
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Without prejudice to the provisions contained in Chapter XX, if
in respect of an application for a patent any person contravenes any direction
as to secrecy given by the Controller under section 35, 4[***] the
application for patent under this Act shall be deemed to have been abandoned
and the patent granted, if any, shall be liable to be revoked under section 64.