Section 73 Patents Act 1970 deals with the appointment of the CONTROLLER and OTHER OFFICERS of the Patent Office. The Controller is appointed by the:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 73(1) Patents Act 1970: 'The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, who shall be the Controller of Patents for the purposes of this Act.'
2. Section 73(2): Central Government may also appoint such number of examiners and other officers and employees as it thinks fit.
3. The Controller and other officers are central government officials under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Patents Act 1970 / Copyright Act 1957 / Trade Marks Act 1999 — Patents Act 1970, Section 73_
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