Indian Patent Agent need Identity Card

As per the Indian Patent Office notice, 15 April is last date to submit two recent size photographs with an application to issue a photo ID card for all Indian Patent Agents. Then onwards only agents with valid ID card would enter the Patent Office premises. In case, Indian Patent Agent sends his repersentative for submitting some documents at Patent office then he has to bring an authorised ID card signed by patent agent with a photocopy of Identity Card.

Intellectual Property Sensitization in India

Recently i got a chance to attended a seminar on intellectual property sensitization programme in India and i was amazed to know the growth achieved by Indian Patent Office in number patent application filing, though large part was due to national phase application filing.

I was listing to Mr. Kurian, the Controller General of Patent and Trademarks (India). He was addressing to Indian IP Intellectuals and scientist from various streams. He revealed that approximately thirty five thousand patent applications were filed last year and out of which eighty percent were from outside, means national phase applications and remaining were from India. He had also claimed that fifteen thousands patents were granted last year. He also shared that around 64 patent oppositions cases (before grant) were also filed in India. This is really a very good news for IP community world wide and i believe that the number patent opposition will grow in future. Its was also proposed from IP community that Indian Patent Office should start work on an idea of establishing an innovation museum.