Significant changes to benefit patent applicants and owners
The Indian Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (Rules) have been notified and made effective by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India on March 15, 2024, with an intent to:
- Expedite and streamline the prosecution of patent applications;
- Allow flexibility on certain previously non-extendible deadlines through extension fees;
- Simplify the requirements for corresponding foreign filing particulars as well as working statements; and
- Curb the filing of frivolous pre-grant oppositions.