INDEX

 

Preface

 

Chapters:

01    Introduction

02    Key definitions

02.01General

02.02Definitions

02.02.01          Controller

02.02.02          Government undertaking

02.02.03          Invention

02.02.04          Inventive step

02.02.05          Capable of industrial application

02.02.06          Legal representative

02.02.07          Assignee

02.02.08        Patentee

02.02.09          Patent office

02.02.10          Appropriate office

02.02.11          Person

02.02.12          Person interested

02.02.13          Prescribed

02.02.14          Prescribed manner

02.02.15          True and first inventor

03    Filing of Patent Application

            03.01   Applicant

03.01.01          Procedure to be followed in case of death of applicant or in case the legal entity ceases to exist, substitution or addition of applicant.

            03.02   Jurisdiction

            03.03   Type of patent applications

            03.04   Filing of a patent application

                        03.04.01          Contents of Patent Application

                        03.04.02          E-filing

                                    03.04.02.01     Steps for e-filing of Patent Application

                        03.04.03          Leaving and serving documents at Patent Office

                        03.04.04          Receiving documents in Office

03.04.05          Language and Paper size etc.

03.04.06          Sequence listing

03.04.07          Fee

            03.05   Processing of Application

                        03.05.01          Initial processing

                        03.05.02          Scrutiny of application

                        03.05.03          Secrecy Directions and consequences thereof

                        03.05.04          Inventions relating to Atomic Energy

            03.06   Withdrawal of patent application

04    Publication of application

04.01   Publication of Patent Application

04.02   Early Publication

04.03   Particulars of Publication

04.04   Effects of Publication

05    Provisional and complete specification

05.01   Specification

05.02   Provisional Specification

            05.02.01          Provisional Specification – General

            05.02.02          Contents of Provisional Specification

05.03   Complete Specification

05.03.01          Complete Specification

05.03.02          National phase applications

05.03.03          Title

05.03.04          Field of the Invention and use of Invention
            05.03.05         
Prior Art and problem to be solved

05.03.06          Objects of the Invention

05.03.07          Summary of the Invention

05.03.08          Detailed Description of the Invention

05.03.09          Drawings

05.03.10          Abstract

05.03.11          Best Method

05.03.12          Claims

05.03.13          Unity of invention and clarity of claims

05.03.14          Significance of Claims

05.03.15          Scope of claims

05.03.16          Structure of claims

            05.04   Priority of a claim

                        05.04.01          General

                        05.04.02          Divisional application

                        05.04.03          Convention application

                        05.04.04          Effect of Priority Date of a Claim

06    Divisional application and patent of addition

06.01   Divisional Application

06.01.01          General

06.01.02          Contents

06.01.03          Priority

06.01.04          Appropriate office

06.01.05          Reference

06.01.06          Fee

06.02   Patent Of Addition

06.02.01          General

06.02.02          Novelty and inventive step

06.02.03          Reference

07    Convention application, international application and national phase application

07.01      Convention application

07.01.01                    Paris Convention and WTO Agreement

07.01.02                    Convention Country

07.01.03                    Convention Application

07.01.04                    Documents to be submitted

07.01.05                    Multiple priorities

07.01.06                    Other conditions

07.02      International Application under PCT

07.02.01                    PCT International application by Indian applicant

07.02.02                    Indian Patent Office as receiving office

07.02.03                    Requirements of PCT International Application

07.02.04                    Functions of Indian Patent Office as Receiving Office

07.02.05                    PCT Fee

07.02.06                    International Search

07.02.07                    Withdrawals in International Application

07.02.08                    International Preliminary Examination

07.03      PCT National Phase Application

07.03.01                    General

07.03.02                    Basic Requirements to enter National Phase in India

08    Examination and grant

08.01                  Request for Examination

08.02                  Reference for Examination

08.03                  Examination of application

08.03.01        Search for anticipation by previous publication and prior claiming.

08.03.02        Novelty

08.03.03        Inventive step

08.03.03.01           General principle

08.03.03.02           Determination of inventive step

08.03.04        Industrial applicability

08.03.05        Inventions not patentable

08.03.05.01          Section 3(a)

08.03.05.02          Section 3(b)

08.03.05.03          Section 3(c)

08.03.05.04          Section 3(d)

08.03.05.05          Section 3(e)

08.03.05.06          Section 3(f)

08.03.05.07          Section 3(h)

08.03.05.08          Section 3(i)

08.03.05.09          Section 3(j)

08.03.05.10          Section 3(k)

08.03.05.11          Section 3(l)

08.03.05.12          Section 3(m)

08.03.05.13          Section 3(n)

08.03.05.14          Section 3(o)

08.03.05.15          Section 3(p)

08.03.06        Sufficiency of Disclosure

08.03.07        Unity of Invention

08.03.08        Report of Examiner

08.04                  Consideration of the Report by Controller and issuance of FER

08.05                  Post-dating of Application

08.06                  Pre-Grant Opposition

08.07                  Grant of Patent

08.07.01        Compliance of conditions under the Act

08.07.02        Consequences of grant

08.07.03        Date of Patent

08.07.04        Conditions subject to which a Patent is granted

08.07.05        Rights of Patentee

08.07.06        Rights of co-owners

08.07.07        Term of Patent

09    Post-grant opposition

09.01      Post-grant opposition

09.02      Constitution of Opposition Board

09.03      Hearing

10    Post-grant procedures

10.01                              Maintenance of Patent - renewal

10.02                              Restoration of Lapsed Patents

10.02.01                    Procedure for disposal of application for restoration

10.03                              Registration of assignments/Transfer of Right

10.04                              Surrender Of Patents

10.05                              Working of Patents

10.06                              Amendments after the grant of patents

10.07                              Procedure to be followed, after the grant of patent, in case of death of an applicant

10.08                              Register of Patents

10.09                              Rectification of register of patents

11    Appeals

11.01      Appellate Board and Appeals

11.01.01                Appellate Board

11.01.02                Appeals

11.02      Appeal procedure

12    Revocation of patent

12.01      Revocation of Patent

12.01.01                    Revocation before High Court or Appellate Board

12.01.02                    Revocation by Controller on direction of Central Government

12.01.03                    Revocation by Central Government

12.01.04                    Revocation by Controller for non-working

13    Compulsory licensing

13.01      Working of patents - General principles

13.02      Compulsory License

13.02.01                    Compulsory license under Section 84

13.02.01.01          Reasonable requirements of the public

13.02.01.02          Contents of application

13.02.01.03          Procedure

13.02.01.04          Terms and conditions

13.02.01.05          Application by licencee

13.02.01.06          Compulsory license in case of two or more patents held by the same patentee

13.02.02                    License for related patents

13.02.03                    Compulsory licence on notification by Central Government

13.02.04                    Compulsory licence for export of patented pharmaceutical products in certain exceptional circumstances

13.02.05                    Termination of compulsory license

14    Use of patent for purposes of Government

14.01      Use of patent for the purpose of Government

14.02      Power of Central Government to use inventions

14.03      Rights of third parties

14.04      Acquisition of inventions

14.05      Reference of disputes to High Court

15    Patent agents

15.01      Patent Agents

15.02      Disqualifications for registration as a patent agent

15.03      Rights of patent agents

15.04      Subscription and verification of certain documents by a Patent Agent

15.05      Restrictions on Practice as Patent Agents

15.06      Power of Controller to refuse to deal with certain agents

15.07      Power of Controller to remove the name of a Patent Agent

15.08      Restoration of names of Patent Agents

16    Offences and penalties

06.01      Contravention of S.35 or 39

06.02      Falsification of entries in register, etc.

06.03      Unauthorized Claim of Patent Rights

06.04      Wrongful use of words, "Patent Office"

06.05      Refusal or failure to supply information

06.06      Practice by non-registered persons

06.07      Offences by Companies

17    General powers of Controller

17.01      Powers of a Civil Court

17.02      Awarding costs

17.03      Review

17.04      Petition for obviating an irregularity

17.05      Mention of inventor in Patent

17.06      Directions not otherwise prescribed

17.07      Exercise of discretionary power by the Controller

17.08      Power of Controller to correct clerical errors, etc.

17.09      Ex-parte decision

18    General services

18.01      General Services

18.02      Official Journal

18.03      Information relating to Patent Applications and Patents

18.04      Inspection and supply of copies of documents

18.05      Annual report of the Patent Office

18.06      Information available at the Website

19    Scientific advisors

19.01      Scientific Advisors

19.02      Roll of Scientific Advisors

19.03      Qualifications and procedure for empanelment / enrollment

19.04      Removal from the roll

20    Miscellaneous provisions

20.01      Affidavits

20.02      Exhibits

20.03      Officers and employees of Patent Office – duties

20.04      Hearing to be in public

20.05      Agency – Power of Attorney

21    Time limits

21.01   Time limits

21.02   Petition for extension of time

21.03   Time limits prescribed by the Patents Act, 1970 and Patents Rules, 2003

 

Annexure I  First Schedule

Annexure II – Second Schedule