The Indian Patent Office

Education institutes take the lead in India's sure and steady patent rise

India's share in global patent grants has increased but it ranks fourth among the five largest economies

Patent officers' body moves CAT against high work targets: Report

The petition states that such high standards were adversely impacting the association's service conditions and hurting India's economic interests

After HC rap, patent office promises to settle 200K trademark cases by 2025

Agency under DPIIT draws up plan for speedy redressal

Domestic patent filings surpass international ones after 11 years

Total of 19,796 patent applications filed, 10,706 54% were filed by Indian applicants as compared to 9,090 by non-Indian applicants

IPR plays important role in strengthening growth, focus on development: FM

The Finance Minister mentioned that 28,000 patents were granted last year as opposed to 4,000 in 2013-2014 and last year also witnessed registration of 2.5 lakh trademarks and over 16,000 copyrights

Patent for Pharmacyclic's cancer drug revoked on challenge by Laurus Labs

Patent Office rules that the drug isn't an improvement over other formulations in the same space, hence not eligible to enjoy a patent

Over 60,000 Indian priority patents published in 2016-18, 34% rise: Report

India priority patent publications refer to patents that are first filed in India

TVS Motor Company's two-stroke engine patent application gets rejected

The decision comes as there is speculation that the govt of Karnataka could ban two-stroke three-wheelers from end-April 2020

Indian Patent office turns down invention-related application of Facebook

'No novel and/or inventive hardware features are defined in the claims', said the patent office

No patent if invention lies only in computer program, says Indian Patent Office

The Patent Office issues fresh guideline related to Computer Related Inventions (CRI) to bring in uniformity in examining patent claims