Section 142 of the Indian Patents Act 1970
Section 142 of the Indian Patents Act 1970 is about Fees. It is under CHAPTER XXIII of the Act. CHAPTER XXIII is titled MISCELLANEOUS.
(1) There shall be paid in respect of the grant of patents and applications therefor, and in respect of other matters in relation to the grant of patents under this Act, such fees as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) Where a fee is payable in respect of the doing of an act by the Controller, the Controller shall not do that act until the fee has been paid.
(3) Where a fee is payable in respect of the filing of a document at the patent office, the fee shall be paid along with the document or within the prescribed time and the document shall bedeemed not to have been filed at the office if the fee has not been paid within such time.
(4) Where a principal patent is granted later than two years from the date of the filing of the application, the fees which have become due in the meantime may be paid within a term of three months from the date of the recording of the patent in the register or within the extended period not later than nine months from the date of recording.
See also:
Section 141 Indian Patents Act 1970 (Determination of certain contracts)