Contents:
Highlights of Amendments effected in the parents Act, 1970 and patents rules, 1972 by the patents (Amendment) Act, 2005 and the patents (Amendment) Rules, 2006;

Part I. Introduction-Intellectual property: Back-ground & introduction;
Part II. Introduction-Protection of new inventions by patents;
Part III. Introduction-Development of patent system in India and the patent law currently in force in India;

Chapter 1. Preliminary;
Chapter 2. Inventions not patentable;
Chapter 3. Applications for patents;
Chapter 4. Publication & examination of the application;
Chapter 5. Opposition proceedings to grant of patents;
Chapter 6. Anticipation;
Chapter 7. Provisions for secrecy of certain inventions;
Chapter 8. Grant of patents & Rights conferred thereby;
Chapter 9. Patent of addition;
Chapter 10. Amendment of applications and specifications;
Chapter 11. Restoration of lapsed patents;
Chapter 12. Surrender and revocation of patents;
Chapter 13. Register of patents;
Chapter 14. Patent office and its establishments;
Chapter 15. Powers of controller generally;
Chapter 16. Working of patents, compulsory licences, licences of right and revocation;
Chapter 17. Use of inventions for purposes of government and acquision of inventions by central government;
Chapter 18. Suits concerning infringement of patents;
Chapter 19. Appeals to the appellate board;
Chapter 20. Penalties;
Chapter 21. Patent agents;
Chapter 22. International arrangements;
Chapter 23. Miscellaneous;
Chapter 24. Filing of applications for patents abroad with particular reference to filing of international applications under patent cooperation treaty (PCT);
Chapter 25. International conventions & treaties relating to intellectual property rights (IPR);
Chapter 26. Patent information;
Chapter 27. Indian position vis-a-vis WTO and strategies to meet the challenges under the new IPR regime;
Chapter 28. Converting IP into wealth;
Chapter 29. Do's & Dont's for availing the benefits of petentz system;

Appendices.