Form 10 is used by the person to whom the patent is granted for amending particulars in the Patent Application. The application for amendment is made along with substantiating evidence.
The inventor/applicant need to file a request for examination (RFE) within 48 months of filing date or priority date. This RFE is made with form 18 and the government fees for the same is mentioned in table below.
Section 24(1) provides that for the purposes of deciding whether an invention is novel or involves an inventive/innovative step, any information (not limited to the publication or use of the invention) made publicly available by, with or without the consent of the nominated person or the patentee, or their predecessor ...
(1) (i)A request for examination under section 11-B shall be made in Form 18 within forty-eight months Substituted by S.O. 657(E), dated 5.5. 2006, for " after the publication of the application but within thirty-six months" (w.e.f. 5.5.
No, patents in India cannot be renewed after the 20-year term. Once the term expires, the invention enters the public domain.
Being the applicant(s)/opponent/party in the above matter hereby apply for the review/setting aside of the Controller's decision/order dated the in the above matter. The grounds for making the application are set forth in the accompanying statement submitted in duplicate.
Form 3 is a declaration submitted by the inventor to the Indian Patent Office (IPO) in which the applicant provides all the information regarding foreign filing applications.
The specification should be in conformity with the requirements of the Patents Act 1992 and Patents Rules 1992, typed or printed on single sided A4 pages with margins of 2 to 3 centimeters. These margins should be blank, and each page should be numbered. Two copies of the specification must be submitted.
A patent application often includes the following primary sections: Invention Title. The title's objective is to provide a clear understanding of the invention or idea. Prior Art: Context and Novelty. Invention Summary. Drawings and Descriptions. Detailed Description. Claims. Scope. Characteristics.
– a description and a claim or claims; – drawings, when necessary; – an oath or declaration; and – prescribed filing, search, and examination fees. The title should be as specific as possible in describing the invention.