Trademark Amendment Rules 2017
Trademark Amendment Rules 2017 have been notified w.e.f March 6, 2017
16.05.2016 Patent Amendment Rules 2016
Patent Amendment Rules 2016 have been notified with effect from May 16, 2016.
Design (Amendment) Rules 2014 Notified
Design Amendment Rules notified, now three categories of Applicant (natural person, small entity and others) similar to Patents Act.
01.08.2014 Trademark (Amendment) Rules 2014
Trademark Amendment Rules 2014 came into force from August 1, 2014 and Govt fee for filing increased to INR 4000.
15.10.2013 Indian Patent Office as ISA, IPEA
Indian Patent Office starts functioning as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the PCT from 15th October 2013
06.05.2013 Patent Fee to be increased 100%
Under Patent Amendment Rules, the Indian Govt has proposed increasing the Govt fee for various Patent fee by 100%. Besides a 10% surcharge is to be levied where hard copy of documents is filed.
14.03.2013 The Copyright Rules 2013 has come into force
The Copyright Rules, 2013 have been notified and has come into force with effect from March 14, 2013
14.03.2013 Copyright fees enchanced
Various fee related to copyright filing, prosecution, licensing have been enhanced under the Copyright Rules 2013 with effect from March 14, 2013
12.02.2013 Working of Patents in India
The deadline to file statement as to working of Patents in India in respect of financial year 2012 on Form 27 is March 31, 2013
7.9.2012 Central Government revokes Patent No. 252093 under Section 66 of the Patents Act, 1970
Vide notification dated November 7, 2012 Central Government revokes Patent No. 252093 under Section 66 of the Patents Act, 1970
02.07.2012 PCT national phase filing requirements in India
Vide public notice no. 15 of 2012 dated July 2, 2012, the Controller General has simplified process of filing of PCT national phase Applications in India.
08.06.2012 The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
The Copyright Act, 1957 has been amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
12.03.2012 Compulsory License to Natco Pharma for Nexavar
India's first ever compulsory license awarded to Natco Pharma against Bayer Corporation for Nexavar Drug
01.01.2012 Nice Classification 10th Edition
Nice Classification, 10th edition to come into force with effect from January 1, 2012: Part I, List of Goods and Services in Alphabetical Order
01.01.2012 Nice Classification 10th Edition
Nice Classification, 10th edition to come into force with effect from January 1, 2012: Part I, List of Goods and Services in Class Order
01.01.2012 Change in USPTO Fee
Change in USPTO fee for filing Patent, PCT Applications, handling, search and examination fee
13-10-2011 Draft of Amendment of Trade Marks Rules, 2002 notified
Amendment of Trade Marks Rules, 2002 for making e-filing of trademark application mandatory in India, notifying date 13-10-2011
16.06.2011 PCT Contracting states to reach 144 by August end
On May 31, 2011 Rwanda (RW) became the 144th PCT Contracting State and PCT will enter into force on 31 August 2011. Earlier this month on May 3, 2011 Qatar (QA) became the 143rd PCT Contracting State. PCT will enter into force on 3 August 2011.
25-04-2011 44,404 Missing Trademarks filed to be reconstituted
Trademark Registry to reconstitute 44,404 missing trademark files
10-03-2011 Trademarks Reponse to Examination reports be send electronically
Scanned copy of Reponse to Examination reports be send by email to Trademark Registry to facilitate early consideration
13-01-2011 Trademark (Amendment) Rules 2010 came into force with effect from December 29, 2010 in India
13-01-2011 Trademark (Amendment) Rules 2010 came into force with effect from December 29, 2010, Official fee enhanced to Rs. 3500, Search and certificate issuance discontinued
05-01-2011 Pending backlog of 75000 Trademark Registrations to be cleared by March 31, 2011 by Trademarks Registry
Centralised Registration issuance and dispatch of Registration Certificates from Mumbai Registry to clear pending backlog of 75000 Trademark Registrations by March 31, 2011
23-12-2010 Draft Rules Patent (Amendment) 2010 Rules
Draft Rules Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2010 set to change the format of Patent filing in India and to introduce fees for certain filing activities
27-09-2010 Petition where Registered Mark removed, is extended till 31st March
Trademark Office allows oppurtunity where Registered mark has been removed for non payment of renewal fee where certificate was not issued/ received
07-09-2010 The Trademark (Amendment) Rules 2010- Draft shall came into effect from 29th December
The draft Trademark (Amendment) Rules 2010 sought to enhance official fee to Rs. 3500 (40%) and make trademark search free
19-08-2010 Specification of services to be revised/ converted
Specification of services of Trademarks applications/ registrations in class 42 to be revised/ converted in view of new classes 43, 44, 45 introduced
26-06-2010 Proposed amendments of the Regulations under the PCT
The PCT Working Group, at its third session held from June 14 to 18, 2010, agreed on a number of proposed amendments of the Regulations under the PCT
23-06-2010 IPAIRS- E Register of Patents Introduced
India has now made available to the public the Prosecution History, Complete Specification and Examination Reports of published patent application and all details including e- Register in case of granted patents
25-05-2010 User affidavit can be filed along with Trademark Application
User affidavit where any user is claimed along with new/ Pending applications may be filed before Delhi TM Registry for expediting processing
20-05-2010 Trade Mark (Amended) 2010 Rules
All 45 International Classes introduced in India,earlier class 43, 44 and 45 were merged in class 42
28-04-2010 Products Patents Granted from 2007-2010 List
Patent Office published the details of Pharmaceutical product patents granted during last three years
28-04.2010- Product patents granted to Foreign Applicants from 2007-2010 List
Patent Office published details of Pharmaceutical product patents granted to Foreign Applicants during last three years
15-04-2010 Patent details to be made public after publication
Controller General has directed Patent office to made available Patent files to public on payment of prescribed fee
09-03-2010 Non receipt of FER for request filed before 2007 be informed to Technical Heads
Details of non receipt of First Examination Report of any such applications where Request for Examination (RQs) have been filed on or before 31-12.2006 be informed to Technical Heads
01-01-2010 Taiwan revises Patent & Design Fee
Taiwan Intellectual Property Office revises Patent & Design Fee w.e.f. January 1, 2010
24-12-2009- Directions to furnish information as to working of patents in India
All patentee and licenees directed to furnish information regarding working of patent on FORM 27, by 31st March 2010
30-11-2009 Reasons as well as date of Adjournment to be Communicated by Trademark Officials
Directions issued to Trademarks Registry to communicate reasons and next date of hearing while adjourning proceedings
15-10-2009 Thailand to Join PCT from 24th December
In respect of Patent Applications filed on and after December 24, 2009 onwards it shall be possible to designate Thailand in International PCT Applications
29-04-2009 Allotment of patent applications for examination rationalised
The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks has issued circular to rationalise the allotment of patent applications for examination in order to improve the quality of patent examination four different groups with different specialisation form
13-03-2009 Dispatch of Certificate in respect of copyright work
Certificate by TM Registry in respect of copyright in respect of any artistic work used or capable of being used in respect of goods to be issued by respective registries from April 1, 2009
17-02-2009 Time frame for passing final orders in Trademark Oppositions
Orders in Trademark Oppositions to be passed within 3 months of final hearing
17-02-2009 Time frame for passing final orders in Patent Oppositions
Orders in Patent Oppositions to be passed within 3 months for post grant and 1 month for Pre Grant from date of final hearing
27-08-2008 World Patent Report A Statistical Review 2008 by WIPO
This report provides readers with statistical indicators that shed light on issues such as the functioning of the patent system and its use by both developed and developing countries