Draft Patent (Amendments) Rules, 2018

IPO published Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2018 for public comments The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has notified Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2018 dated 4th December 2018 for objections and suggestions from any person. The important features of the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (Draft Rules, 2018) are discussed herein […]

Patent Registration Process under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

With a massive increase in the filing of international applications, clients have been constantly asking queries pertaining to the patent registration process under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This article is a quick reference for an overview of the procedure for filing a patent application under the PCT route. For filing a patent application in several countries an […]