71. Surrender of patents. - (1) omitted by S.O. 411(E), dt. 2.6.1999, w.e.f 2.6.1999 (2) The Controller shall advertise the notice of an offer given under section 63 in the Official Gazette.
(3) Any person interested may within three months from the date of advertisement of the notice in the Official Gazette give notice of opposition to the Controller in Form 14 in duplicate.
(4) The procedure specified in rules 36 to 45 relating to the filing of written statement, reply statement, leaving evidence and hearing shall, so far as may be, apply to the hearing of the opposition under section 63 as they apply to the hearing of the opposition to the grant of patents.
(5) If the Controller accepts the patentee’s offer to surrender the patent, he may direct the patentee to return the patent and on receipt of such patent, the Controller shall by order revoke it and notify the revocation of the patent in the Official Gazette.
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