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Q.Duration of patent in India is __________ years.

(a) 20
(b) 10
(c) 17
(d) 5
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A patent granted in India is valid for 20 years from its filing date.

The Patents Act, 1970, as amended to comply with the WTO's TRIPS Agreement (fully implemented by 2005), grants patent protection for a uniform term of 20 years counted from the date of filing of the application, regardless of the field of invention (including pharmaceutical, biotechnological and process patents, which earlier had shorter or product-excluded protection before the amendment). During this period the patent holder has exclusive rights to make, use, sell or license the patented in …

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