Applicants often approach us asking us how they can check the status of their patent applications online. Through this post, we attempt to show you how to exactly do this. The Indian Patent Office introduced the Indian patent search database called inPASS or Indian Patent Advanced Search System for the first time in 2015. inPASS replaced the then official database of the patent office called iPAIRS (Indian Patent Information Retrieval System) to provide a more simple, robust, and user-friendly database.
So how does…
I recall a time when searching for Indian patents and applications online was almost impossible. Performing a search to identify relevant prior art would mean perusal of each and every weekly gazette published by the Indian patent office. These gazettes, being poorly scanned copies of the bibliographic data, would make patent searching a task in itself and let us not even begin to discuss the patience that was tested. It was a time when even the popular paid databases…
We have witnessed several commendable improvements in the operations of the Indian patent office in the last 1 year. From frequent and timely publication of patent applications to prompt issue of receipts and certified priority documents, patent office has taken several steps to address issues of applicants/patent agents. One of the most appreciable improvements that the patent office has brought about is the access to information that is made available to each patent applicant through its website and journals. The…