Ministry of commerce and industry has brought significant changes in current trademark rules which have become effective from 6th day of March 2017. The changes are focused on expediting trademark registration process. The significant changes are as follows: Total number of Forms is reduced to Eight (8) from seventy Four (74). The new Trademark forms …
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Earlier (1)The fees payable under section 142 in for the grant of patents and applications and other matters shall be specified in the First Schedule. Provided that ten per cent additional fee shall be payable when the documents are in hard copy format. Provided that for small entities every document for which a fee has …
Earlier 6(1) Any application or document to be filed or given at the patent office or to the Controller or to any other person under the Act or these rules, may be tendered by hand or sent by a letter addressed to Controller at the appropriate office or through registered post, courier service. If it …
Earlier: Restoration of name of persons removed from the register of patent agents (3) The restoration of a name to the register of patent agents shall be published and communicated to the person concerned. Present: Restoration of name of persons removed from the register of patent agents (3) The restoration of a name to the …
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The Numbering System of patent applications and Request for Examination filed in IPO (Indian Patent Office) has been updated with a view to attain uniformity in accessibility and processing of Patent Applications by all Patent offices in India. The New numbering formal will be implemented w.e.f 1st January 2016. The new number format will have …
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It has been brought to the notice of all the applicants/ agents/ stakeholders that due to the floods in Chennai, the functioning of the Indian Patent Office, Chennai has been affected and the CGPDTM has been requested to make alternative arrangements for Payments of fees and submission of applications/documents and other statutory papers which may …
The Indian patent office granted 428 Patents for the month of May, 2015. The Top three consisted of GM Global Technology Operations, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V, with a count of 28, 16 and 8 patents respectively. The chart below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of patents …
The Indian patent office granted 5267 Patents for the month of April, 2015. The Top three consisted of Qualcomm Incorporated, GM Global Technology Operations, and ABB AB with a count of 15, 14 and 4 patents respectively. The chart below shows the top ten Companies that received the maximum number of patents for the month …
With the purpose of creating IP awareness among kids, the office of Controller General of Patent, Design and Trademark (CGPDTM) launches “KIDS Nook”. This would be the first comics for kids about IP. It consists of various stories giving knowledge about Patents, Designs, Trademarks and introduction to creativity and innovations. You can visit the Nook …
Indian Patent Office recently notified the international bureau that it is prepared to receive and process international applications in electronic form coming into effect from 15 November 2014. International applications filed to the Indian Patent Office (IPO) as Receiving Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) may be filed electronically using ePCT. Applications filed via ePCT-Filing …
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