AdmlnlsLraLlon of aLenLs ln lndla

O Tle Paieni Office, undei ile Minisiiy of Commeice 8

Indusiiy, Depaiimeni of Indusiiial Policy 8
Piomoiion, las been esiablisled io adminisiei ile
vaiious piovisions of ile Paienis Law ielaiing io:-
O Tle giani of Paienis
O Tle Designs Law
O Relaiing io ile iegisiiaiion of Indusiiial Designs.
Jo can apply for Le aLenL ?
O ny peison claiming io be ile iiue and fiisi invenioi
of ile inveniion.
O ny peison being ile assignee of ile peison claiming
io be ile iiue and fiisi invenioi in iespeci of ile iigli
io male sucl an applicaiion.
O ny legal iepieseniaiive of any deceased peison wlo
immediaiely befoie lis deail was eniiiled io male
sucl applicaiion of Paieni Seaicl.
aLenLable lnvenLlons
O Tle inveniion musi be new and musi slow an
inveniive siep.
O Tle inveniion musi lave indusiiial applicaiion.
aLenL SpeclflcaLlon
O Ii involves conduciing piioi seaicles io disiinguisl ile
inveniion and develop a desciipiion ilai slows ile
besi meilod of woiling ile inveniion.
O Tle desciipiion of ile inveniion is called specificaiion.
O Specificaiion may be compleie oi piovisional.
rovlslonal and CompleLe
SpeclflcaLlon
O piovisional specificaiion is ile fiisi applicaiion filed
in iespeci of an inveniion, and usually coniains only a
biief desciipiion of ile inveniion.
O Tle compleie specificaiion coniains ile full
desciipiion of ile inveniion, and ile besi meilod of
maling ile inveniion woil.
O Tle compleie specificaiion compiises a iiile, field of
inveniion, ile baclgiound of ile inveniion, ile
desciipiion of ile ielaied aii, diawbacls of ile piioi
aii, ile summaiy of ile inveniion, ile biief
desciipiion of ile figuies, claims and absiiaci.
O Compleie specificaiion musi be filed wiilin i: monils
fiomile daie of filing of ile piovisional specificaiion
STEPS IN PATENT REGISTRATION
O Siep i- n applicaiion along wiil ielevani documenis
and infoimaiion needs io be submiiied io ile office of
Regisiiai of Paienis.
O Siep :- ll applicaiions foi paieni accompanied by
compleie specificaiion aie examined.
O Siep - iisi Examinaiion Repoii siaiing ile
objeciions is communicaied io ile applicani oi lis
agenis.
O Siep - pplicaiion oi compleie specificaiion may be
amended in oidei io meei ile objeciions.
O Siep - ll ile objeciions musi be mei wiilin i monils
fiomile daie of fiisi examinaiion iepoii.
O Siep - Exiension of iime peiiod of monils is
available.
O Siep - If all ile objeciions aie noi complied wiilin
ile noimal peiiod oi wiilin ile exiended peiiod, ile
applicaiionwill be abandoned.
O Siep - Wlen ile applicaiion is found io be suiiable
foi accepiance, ii is publisled in gazeiie of India.
O Siep - If ile applicaiion is noi opposed , ile paieni is
gianied]sealed on paymeni of sealing fee wiilin
monils fiom ile daie of adveiiisemeni.
OPPOSITION PROCEEDINGS
TO GRANT OF PATENTS
re granL CpposlLlon
O Wlen ile applicaiion foi a paieni las been
publisled bui a paieni las noi been gianied, any
peison may, in wiiiing iepieseni by way of
opposiiion io ile Coniiollei againsi ile giani of
any Paieni.
O Tle iepieseniaiion slall be filed ai ile appiopiiaie
office and slall include a siaiemeni and evidence,
if any, in suppoii of ile iepieseniaiion and a
iequesi foi leaiing if so desiied.
O Tle above iepieseniaiion may be made on ile
following giounds
O ilai ile applicani claiming foi ile paieni las
wiongfully obiained ile inveniion.
O ilai ile inveniion so fai as claimed is obvious and
cleaily does noi involve any inveniive siep.
O ilai ile compleie specificaiion does noi sufficienily
and cleaily desciibe ile inveniion oi ile meilod by
wlicl ii is io be peifoimed.
O Tle Coniiollei slall, leai lim and dispose of sucl
iepieseniaiion.
O If ile opposiiion is decided in favoui of ile applicani,
ile paieni is gianied and ile giani of Paieni is
publisled in ile Paieni Office }ouinal.
GkAN1 CI A1LN1
O Wlen all ile iequiiemenis of ile ER aie mei
oi
O in case of opposiiion undei seciion :(i),if ile
opposiiion is decided in favoui of ile applicani ,
O ile paieni is gianied, afiei monils fiom ile daie of
publicaiion undei seciion ii ,
O ile leiiei paieni is issued,
O eniiy is made in ile iegisiei of paienis and ii is
noiified in ile Paieni Office }ouinal.
lS1 Cl A1-1S
O Tle REGISTER O PTENTS will be lepi in Paieni
Office
O Ii can be inspecied oi absiiaci fiom ii can be obiained
on paymeni of piesciibed fee.
O Tlis REGISTER O PTENT coniains full deiails of ile
paieni lile paieni numbei , name and addiess of ile
paieniee eic.
1LkM AND DA1L CI A1LN1
O Teim of eveiy paieni will be :o yeais fiom ile daie of
filing of paieni applicaiion, iiiespeciive of wleilei ii
is filed wiil piovisional oi compleie specificaiion.
osL ranL CpposlLlon
O ny peison can file noiice of opposiiion (along wiil
wiiiien siaiemeni and evidence, if any) anyiime afiei
ile giani of Paieni bui befoie ile expiiy of a peiiod of
one yeai fiom ile daie of publicaiion of giani of a
Paieni in ile Paieni Office }ouinal .
O Tle above noiice undei Seciion :(:) slall be filed on
oim- along wiil a fee of Rs. ioo] oi Rs. ooo]-
kLNLWAL ILL
O To leep ile paieni in foice, Renewal fee is io be paid.
O Tle fiisi ienewal fee is musi be paid befoie ile
expiiaiion of ile second yeai fiom ile daie of giani of
paieni .
O If ile ienewal fees is noi paid wiilin ile piesciibed
iime, ile paieni will cease io lave effeci.
O Howevei, piovision io iesioie ile paieni is possible
piovided applicaiion is made wiilin eiglieen monils
fiomile daie of cessaiion.
DCCUMLN1S kLUIkLD ICk
IILING AN ALICA1ICN
O i) pplicaiion foim in duplicaie (oim i).
O :) Piovisional oi compleie specificaiion in duplicaie. If
ile piovisional specificaiion is filed, ii musi be
followed by ile compleie specificaiion wiilin i:
monils.(oim :).
O ) Diawing in duplicaie.
O ) bsiiaci of ile inveniion in duplicaie.
O ) Infoimaiion 8 undeiialing lisiing ile numbei,
filing daie 8 cuiieni siaius of eacl foieign paieni
applicaiion in duplicaie (oim ).
O ) Powei of aiioiney (if filed iliougl Paieni geni).