Section 65 Patents Act 1970 governs WHEN PATENT FOR ATOMIC ENERGY-RELATED INVENTIONS may be:
Agranted freely, with no restrictions imposed under any provision whatsoever (cf. Patents Act 1970, Section 4 read with Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962; Section 65 Patents Act 1970)
Btransferred to international atomic agencies under bilateral arrangements (cf. Patents Act 1970, Section 4 read with Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962; Section 65 Patents Act 1970)
CREVOKED by Central Government — patents may not be granted in respect of inventions relating to atomic energy under Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962 (and granted patents may be revoked under Section 65)
Dmade subject to a special licensing regime by the Central Government alone (cf. Patents Act 1970, Section 4 read with Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962; Section 65 Patents Act 1970)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. REVOKED by Central Government — patents may not be granted in respect of inventions relating to atomic energy under Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962 (and granted patents may be revoked under Section 65)
1. Section 4 Patents Act 1970: 'No patent shall be granted in respect of an invention relating to atomic energy falling within sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.'
2. Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962 enables Central Government to specify substances or technologies pertaining to atomic energy.
3. Section 65 Patents Act 1970: if at any time after the grant of a patent it appears to the Controller that the invention relates to atomic energy, the Controller may direct that the patent be revoked.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 (Bare Acts, IPIndia portal + Copyright Office) — Patents Act 1970, Section 4 read with Section 20 Atomic Energy Act 1962; Section 65 Patents Act 1970_
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