Patents Act, 1970
73. Controller and other officers
(1) The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks
Act, 1958 (43 of 1958) shall be the Controller of Patents for the purposes of
this Act.
(2) For the purposes of this Act the Central Government may
appoint as many examiners and other officers and with such designations as it
thinks fit.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the officers
appointed under sub-section (2) shall discharge under the superintendence and
directions of the Controller such functions of the Controller under this Act as
he may, from time to time, by general or special order in writing, authorize
them to discharge.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of
sub-section (3), the Controller may, by order in writing and for reasons to be
recorded therein withdraw any matter pending before an officer appointed under
sub-section (2) and deal with such matter himself either de novo or from the
stage it was so withdrawn or transfer the same to another officer appointed
under sub-section (2) who may, subject to special directions in the order of
transfer, proceed with the matter either de novo or from the stage it was so
transferred.