Patents Act, 1970 · Chapter XVI: Working of Patents, Compulsory Licences and Revocation
Section 89: General purposes for granting compulsory licences
The powers of the Controller upon an application made under section 84 shall be exercised with a view to securing the following general purposes, that is to say,—
(a) that patented inventions are worked on a commercial scale in the territory of India without undue delay and to the fullest extent that is reasonably practicable;
(b) that the interests of any person for the time being working or developing an invention in the territory of India under the protection of a patent are not unfairly prejudiced.
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