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151. Transmission of orders of courts to Controller.—

(1) Every order of the [High Court or the *Appellate Board The words “or the Appellate Board” omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 13 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021)] Subs. by Act 15 of 2005, s. 74, for “the High Court” (w.e.f. 2-4-2007) on a petition for revocation, including orders granting certificates of validity of any claim, shall be transmitted by the [High Court or the *Appellate Board The words “or the Appellate Board” omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 13 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021)] Subs. by Act 15 of 2005, s. 74, for “the High Court” (w.e.f. 2-4-2007) to the Controller who shall cause an entry thereof and reference thereto to be made in the register.

(2) Where in any suit for infringement of a patent or in any suit under section 106 the validity of any claim or a specification is contested and that claim is found by the court to be valid or not valid, as the case may be, the court shall transmit a copy of its judgment and decree to the Controller who shall on receipt thereof cause an entry in relation to such proceeding to be made in the prescribed manner in a supplemental record.

(3) The provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall also apply to the court to which appeals are preferred against decisions of  [the courts] Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 13, for “the Appellate Board or the courts, as the case may be” (w.e.f. 4-4-2021)​, as the case may be, referred to in those sub-sections.