Can rectification proceedings be initiated for a patent?
Rectification proceedings can be initiated against a patent by an aggrieved person before the Intellectual Property Appellate Board on any of the following grounds: – by the absence or omission from the register of any entry; – by any entry made in the register of patents without sufficient cause; – by any entry wrongly remaining on the register; or – by any error or defect in any entry in the register. The Appellate Board can pass orders for variation or deletion of any entry as it may deem fit.
