Vide Custom Notification  dated 22nd June, 2018 , the government of India, amended the IPR (Imported goods) Enforcement Rules 2007. In the amendment, the words “patents as defined in the Patents Act, 1970”  appearing in Rule 2 (b) and “the Patents Act,1970” appearing in Rule 2(c) have been omitted.  This reduces the burden of custom authorities with examining patent infringement.