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1、MANUALOFPATENTOFFICEPRACTICEANDPROCEDUREVersion01.11AsmodifiedonMarch22,2011PUBLISHEDBY:THEOFFICEOFCONTROLLERGENERALOFPATENTS,DESIGNS&TRADEMARKSBOUDHIKSAMPADABHAWAN,S.M.ROAD,ANTOPHILL,MUMBAI(INDIA)PrefaceThePatentsAct,1970wasamendedin1999,2002&2005.TheamendedAct,inaccordancewithTRIPS,ha
2、sprovidedforproductpatentsinfoods,medicinesandchemicalsubstances.IndiabecamesignatorytoPCTin1998.Asaconsequence,patentfilingincludingPCTNationalPhaseApplicationshaveincreasedexponentially.ConsiderablechangeshavebeenmadeinthepatentingprocedurethroughtheintroductionofPatentsRules,2003,whi
3、chwerefurtheramendedin2005and2006,resultinginnewpracticesandprocedure.IndianPatentOfficehasbeenmodernizedwithofficeautomationandelectronicprocessingofpatentapplicationsduringthepastonedecade.Theobjectiveofthemodernizationprojectwastoincreasetheefficiencyandstreamlinethefunctioningintune
4、withtheinternationalscenario,especiallywithregardtotransparency.Ithasbeenou2rconstantendeavortobemoretransparentinallthespheresofpatentingprocess.ITenabledofficeprocesshaveenabledustomakeallinformationrelatingtothestatusofpatentapplicationandcontentsoffile,publiclyavailablethroughtheoff
5、icialwebsite.Thismanualisyetanothersteptofulfillourcommitmenttobemoreefficientandtransparent.Therehasbeenademandfromthenewinventors,patentpractitionersandforeignapplicantstocodifythepracticesinIndianPatentOfficeintheformofamanual.Adraftmanualwaspublishedin2009intheofficialwebsiteinvitin
6、gcommentsandsuggestionsfromstakeholders.Takingintoaccountthecommentsandsuggestionsreceived,thatdrafthasbeenthoroughlyrevisedtomakeitmorepreciseandsimple.Itisourardenthopethatthismanualwilleffectivelymeetthedemandsfromstakeholders.Thismanualmaybeconsideredasapracticalguideforeffectivepro
7、secutionofpatentapplicationsinIndia.However,itdoesnotconstituterulemakingandhence,doesnothavetheforceandeffectoflaw.ThemanualwillberevisedfromtimetotimebasedoninterpretationsbyaCourtofLaw,statutoryamendmentsandvaluableinputsfromthestakeholders.(PHKurian)ControllerGeneralofPaten
