[Commons-Law] Fwd: [India-egov] India Starts E-filing of Patent and Trademark Applications
Via: "Sunil Abraham"
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From: Sameer Sachdeva
Date: Aug 24, 2007 9:48 AM
Subject: [India-egov] India Starts E-filing of Patent and Trademark Applications
To: India-egov@yahoogroups.com
India Starts E-filing of Patent and Trademark Applications
http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4835&lang=en
NEW DELHI - With the participation of notable Intellectual Property
(IP) agents, practitioners and lawyers, a meeting was organized by
the Indian Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and
Trademarks on August 22, 2007, to familiarize them with the newly
launched e-filing system for trademark and patent applications in
India, according to a press release by Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual
Property (AGIP).
Throughout the meeting, an overview of the new system has been
provided and a number of issues have been discussed including the
challenges that may be encountered while filing online applications.
"With the introduction of this user-friendly system, India joins the
USA, Japan, South Korea, China and the European Patent Office in
offering online filing for trademark and patent applications," AGIP
India office Manager, Khalid Al-Khalidi, stated.
"Applicants would now be able to file their patent and trademark
applications from anywhere in the world at any time at their
convenience through the Internet," he added.
The e-filing system was launched last month by the Indian Union
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Kamal Nath, in order to make the
filing of patent and trademark applications more smoothly and user-
friendly.
Though this system is still in its infancy, it is likely that in the
near future processing of the applications (examination,
correspondence, opposition, hearing, registration, renewal and
assignment, etc.) will be done electronically. This will provide a
transparent, error- free and round the clock services.
Presently, the Indian Office of the Controller General of Patents,
Designs and Trademarks is accepting the new applications through e-
filing; the subsequent filing (e.g. request for examination, recordal
of assignment, etc.) are to be continued in physical form.
To ensure the security and authenticity of the documents filed, a
person who is filing the application must have a digital signature.
This requirement is in accordance with the provisions of Indian
Information Technology Act of 2000.
For more information, please visit: www.patentoffice.nic.in
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Sunil Abraham, sunil@mahiti.org http://www.mahiti.org
Director - International Relations
Mahiti Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
"Vijay Kiran" IInd Floor, 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur
Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA
Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mob: (91) 9342201521
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilaabraham
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sameer Sachdeva
Date: Aug 24, 2007 9:48 AM
Subject: [India-egov] India Starts E-filing of Patent and Trademark Applications
To: India-egov@yahoogroups.com
India Starts E-filing of Patent and Trademark Applications
http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4835&lang=en
NEW DELHI - With the participation of notable Intellectual Property
(IP) agents, practitioners and lawyers, a meeting was organized by
the Indian Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and
Trademarks on August 22, 2007, to familiarize them with the newly
launched e-filing system for trademark and patent applications in
India, according to a press release by Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual
Property (AGIP).
Throughout the meeting, an overview of the new system has been
provided and a number of issues have been discussed including the
challenges that may be encountered while filing online applications.
"With the introduction of this user-friendly system, India joins the
USA, Japan, South Korea, China and the European Patent Office in
offering online filing for trademark and patent applications," AGIP
India office Manager, Khalid Al-Khalidi, stated.
"Applicants would now be able to file their patent and trademark
applications from anywhere in the world at any time at their
convenience through the Internet," he added.
The e-filing system was launched last month by the Indian Union
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Kamal Nath, in order to make the
filing of patent and trademark applications more smoothly and user-
friendly.
Though this system is still in its infancy, it is likely that in the
near future processing of the applications (examination,
correspondence, opposition, hearing, registration, renewal and
assignment, etc.) will be done electronically. This will provide a
transparent, error- free and round the clock services.
Presently, the Indian Office of the Controller General of Patents,
Designs and Trademarks is accepting the new applications through e-
filing; the subsequent filing (e.g. request for examination, recordal
of assignment, etc.) are to be continued in physical form.
To ensure the security and authenticity of the documents filed, a
person who is filing the application must have a digital signature.
This requirement is in accordance with the provisions of Indian
Information Technology Act of 2000.
For more information, please visit: www.patentoffice.nic.in
- --
Sunil Abraham, sunil@mahiti.org http://www.mahiti.org
Director - International Relations
Mahiti Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
"Vijay Kiran" IInd Floor, 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur
Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA
Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mob: (91) 9342201521
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilaabraham
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