1[11B. Request for examination.--2[(1) No application for a patent shall be examined unless the applicant or any other interested person makes a request in the prescribed manner for such examination within the prescribed period.]

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4[(3) In case of an application in respect of a claim for a patent filed under sub-section (2) of section 5 before the 1st day of January, 2005 a request for its examination shall be made in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period by the applicant or any other interested person.]

(4) In case the applicant or any other interested person does not make a request for examination of the application for a patent within the period as specified under sub-section (1)5*** or sub-section (3), the application shall be treated as withdrawn by the applicant:

6[Provided that--

(i) the applicant may, at any time after filing the application but before the grant of a patent, withdraw the application by making a request in the prescribed manner; and

(ii) in a case where secrecy direction has been issued under section 35, the request for examination may be made within the prescribed period from the date of revocation of the secrecy direction.]

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Footnote -

1. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 20-5-2003).

2. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).

3. Sub-section (2) omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).

4. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).

5. The words, brackets and figure "or sub-section (2)" omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).

6. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for the proviso (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).