Patents Act : Restrictions upon publication of specifications. Indian Bare Acts :

Patents Act,1970

Act No : 39

Section : Restrictions upon publication of specifications.

143.Restrictions upon publication of specifications. Subject to the provisions of Chapter VII, an application for a patent, and any specification filed in pursuance thereof, shall not, except with the consent of the applicant, be published by the Controller or be open to public inspection at any time before the date of advertisement of acceptance of the application in pursuance of section 23.