THE DRAFT PATENT (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2023 – AN OVERVIEW

Revathi P (Patent) – Associate, IP Practice Introduction: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry had released the “Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023” (hereinafter referred to as “Draft Rules”) on August 22, 2023. The changes proposed in this amendment covers a wide range of areas such as information about foreign applications, filing of divisional application, pre-grant opposition, working statement submission, extension for deadlines upon payment of fees, introduction of Form 31, change in the syllabus for the Patent Agent Exam to include Designs Act and Rules and much more. Now let us dig in deep into the...

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