Patent Amendments
Amended Indian Patent Rules 2024 comes into force from March 15, 2024
The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023, initially circulated on August 23, 2023, for discussions and consultations with stakeholders, is now being notified and are officially in effect from March 15, 2024. The amendments tackle significant issues raised by patent filers in India, particularly…
Summary and Analysis of The Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently released The Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2023 for public comment. Interested parties can submit their feedback. Key Proposed Amendments: Frequency of Working Statement Submission: Current Rule: Annually (every financial year). Proposed Change:…
Recategorization of Patent Applicants and Implementation Barriers to Rule 7(3) of The Patents Rules
The Patents (Second Amendment) Rules, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘amendment rules’) that came into force on November 4, 2020, primarily recategorized the Applicants and the fees paid by them for filing and prosecution of a patent. Presently, the amendment has classified applicants into…
Indian Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2020: Simplifying Statement of Working of Patents - Form 27
The much-awaited amendment to the Indian Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2020, came into force on 19 October 2020. The amendment relates to the Indian Patent Office's requirement of annual filing of the statement of working of patents by the Patentee/Licensee. Single Form for multiple related patents:…
Significant changes brought about by the Indian Patent Amendment Rules, 2019
The following are the significant changes which were brought about by the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2019. Procedure for Filing International Applications Expedited Examination of Patent Application Proviso included during the case of non-compliance of requirements under expedited examination [Rule…