National Law University Delhi
Centre for Innovation,
Intellectual Property
and Competition

ResearchCIIPC/P/2023/001

(54)Comments on the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023

Filing no.
ciipc/p/2023/001
Class
Intellectual property
Paragraphs
2
(21)Filing no.
ciipc/p/2023/001
(22)Date
2023
(51)Class
Intellectual property · Policy input
(71)Applicant
The Centre, National Law University Delhi
(72)By
Yogesh Pai and Virender Chandel

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(57)Abstract

The DPIIT IPR Chair’s analysis of, and comments on, the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023, notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

0001On 22nd August 2023, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) notified “The Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023” and invited objections or suggestions in respect of the same. The DPIIT IPR Chair at National Law University Delhi, as part of its research activities, submitted its analysis and comments on the Draft Rules.

0002The comments address four major topics covered by the Draft Rules which can have a greater impact on patent prosecution in India:

  1. Submission of information regarding foreign patent applications;
  2. Filing of divisional applications;
  3. Pre-grant oppositions: maintainability and other issues; and
  4. Statements regarding the working of patented inventions.

The full comments are published in The Innovation Brief.

Cite as

Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition, ‘Comments on the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023’ (CIIPC/P/2023/001, National Law University Delhi) <https://ciipc.pages.dev/research/draft-patents-rules-2023/>

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