Indian Patent Office has issued guidelines for facilitators
and start-ups with respect to filling and processing of applications for
patent, designs and trademarks aiming to encourage budding entrepreneurs and
boost innovation.
As per the guidelines, a start-up willing to file a
Patent,design or trademark application for an invention will have to select a
facilitator from the list published on the official website
http://www.ipindia.nic.in/ who would help in preparing the request and also
assess the patentability of the invention as per acts and rules, the Controller
General Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
If the start-up is unable to select a facilitator, it
should contact the head office of the respective Patent Office as per
jurisdiction for assistance
The fee for filing the application & other statutory
fees would have to be borne by the start-up (Person
who desires to file the
application).
The facilitator shall also have to monitor and perform
further steps of proceedings of start-ups patent
application, prepare the reply
to any query from patent office.
The office has also released a list of about 280
facilitators in such regard.
The move is aimed at promoting awareness and adoption of
intellectual property rights by start-ups and facilitate them in protecting and
commercialising those rights.
Public Notice
CG/F/Start-up/Guidelines/2016/79, dated June 8, 2016
Link to download the notice
http://www.ipindia.nic.in/Whats_New/Guidelines_Startups_09June2016.pdf
We are at S. No. 168 in the list of the Facilitator issued
by the patent office on their website. List can be viewed from below link:
http://www.ipindia.nic.in/Whats_New/patent_Facilitators_09June2016.pdf
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