Section 104A – THE PATENTS ACT, 1970

Burden of proof in case of suits concerning infringement

—(1) In any suit for
infringement of a patent, where the subject matter of patent is a process for obtaining
a product, the court may direct the defendant to prove that the process used by him to
obtain the product, identical to the product of the patented process, is different from
the patented process if,—
(a) the subject matter of the patent is a process for obtaining a new product; or
(b) there is a substantial likelihood that the identical product is made by the process,
and the patentee or a person deriving title or interest in the patent from him, has
been unable through reasonable efforts to determine the process actually used:
Provided that the patentee or a person deriving title or interest in the patent from
him first proves that the product is identical to the product directly obtained by the
patented process.
(2) In considering whether a party has discharged the burden imposed upon him by subsection (1), the court shall not require him to disclose any manufacturing or commercial
secrets, if it appears to the court that it would be unreasonable to do so.

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