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Huge increase in examination of patent applications this week

The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 1224 patent applications have been published in the 40th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1224 applications published in the journal, 13 applications…

October 7, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 668Views 0Like

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Revised Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Pharma Industry

This post was first published on 22nd August, 2014. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) published the revised draft guidelines for the examination of patent applications in the field of Pharmaceuticals on August 12, 2014. The main intention of said guidelines was to bring in a uniform practice for the examination of patent applications relating to the Pharmaceutical field. Earlier in the month of February, the CGPDTM had published the draft guidelines with regard to this and had…

July 22, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 829Views 0Like

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Proceedings Before the Indian Patent Office

Original Date of Publication: February 4th, 2008 Author- Dr.Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney, BananaIP Counsels OVERVIEW A patent application can be filed at only one of the four patent offices in India (Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai). The patent application passes through the following stages: A. FILING B. PUBLICATION C. EXAMINATION D. OPPOSITION E. GRANT A. FILING 1. Applicant: An application for a patent can be filed by the true and first inventor. It can also be filed the by the assignee or legal representative of the inventor.…

May 12, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1016Views 0Like

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Indian Patent Process and Procedure – Presentation by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan at UPES School of Law

This presentation titled is part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at UPES School of Law to B.tech-LLB Students. This presentation covers the General Patent Process and Procedure along with the Patent Process and Procedure in India. The following topics have been covered in the presentation below: - Law, Regulations and Guidelines - Indian Patent Process - Applicant - Exercise - Filing Mode - Fee Details In Filing - Filing Offices - Exercise - Type Of Filing - Contents of Specification - Documents - Formality Examination - Publication -…

November 8, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Patents 0Comment 784Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the figure of a woman teaching. This post is about the governments decision to allow US trained patent examiners to examine indian patent applications. to read more click here

Government Bats for US trained Patent Examiners

India has seen a lot of chaos in the field of IP within the last decade. From amendments to draft amendments and propositions to impositions, IP in India has seen it all. In the past year alone we have witnessed 3 major amendments being proposed to the Patents Act and Rules and Trademark rules. Further, we have had several major discussions including discussions on the IPR policy for India, guidelines for examination of patents, software patents, etc. The trend…

March 31, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 746Views 0Like

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USPTO Examination Procedure: An Overview

Once the United States patent application is filed, prosecution proceeds back-and-forth between the applicants and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). All applications that are received in the USPTO are numbered in sequential order and an Official Filing Receipt is issued. Within 18 months from the date of filing, the non-provisional application gets published. Examination of the patent application mainly consists of detailed study of the application for compliance with the legal requirements, and a search through U.S…