3-8 years
Indian Patent Office
English: Indian Patent Office, abbreviation: IPO
Website: www.ipindia.gov.in
Indian Invention Patent Search: Intellectual Property India (ipindiaservices.gov.in)
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7 months
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20 years
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Filing Language: English
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- Power of Attorney
- small entity declaration
- inventor statement
- Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
- English translation of the priority certificate
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- IDS Form/IDS Document/Family Patent Information Form
- translator statement
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Indian national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- IDS Form/IDS Document/Family Patent Information Form
- translator statement
Authorization Fee: None
Annuity: The applicant shall pay the commenced and all due annual fees within 3 months from the date of granted. The annual fee shall be calculated and paid year by year from the third year from the application date, and shall be paid before the application date of each year. Overdue payment may be made within 6 months of the overdue period.
Applicants are required to provide the Indian Patent Office with a report on the work of the granted patent, stating the commercial work status of the patent in the previous year, before March 31 of each year.
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- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.