At Mark Innovators,
The Patent co-operation treaty is an agreement for International
Co-operation.In the field of Patents. It is, however, largely a treaty
for rationalization & co-operation with regard to the filing, search
and examination of patent application. India has joined the patent
co-operation treaty and has amended the patent law according tot the WTO
commitments. The law has been amended in the year 1999.
·
The requirements for filing the PCT application: -
· Full
name, address & nationality of applicant (s) and the inventor (s).
·
Specification, provisional / complete drawings, claims and abstract.
·
List of countries to claim priority , if any, where the application /
applications for the grant of patent has / have been filed ,along with.
·
Date and application number.
· Power of attorney
Information
for Filing of International Applications for Patent under PCT by Indian
Applicants
| a. |
Competent
receiving office |
The Patent Office,
Kolkata, and its branch Offices at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai
(RO/IN)
International bureau (RO/IB), Geneva, Switzerland.
|
| b. |
Language of
filing |
RO/IN : English, Hindi
RO/IB
: Any language |
| c. |
Elements of
the International application |
i. Request (PCT/RO/101)
ii.
Description
iii. One or more claims
iv. Abstractv. Drawings
(where applicable)
vi Feesvii P.A./G.P.A. (where applicable) |
| d. |
No. of
copies required |
RO/IN: 3 (i to v) to The
Patent Office, Kolkata and 4 (i to v above) to the above Patent
Office branch, new Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai RO/IB : 1 |
| e. |
Competent
International Searching Authorities [ISAs] |
Austrian Patent Office
(AT)
Australian Patent Office (AU)
European Patent Office
(EP)China Intellectual Property Office (CN)
United States Patent
& Trademark Office (US)
Swedish Patent Office (SE) |
| f. |
Competent
International Preliminary Examining Authorities [IPEAs] |
Austrian Patent Office
(AT)
Australian Patent Office (AU)
European Patent Office
(EP)
(only if ISA was AT,EP or SE)
China Intellectual
Property Office (CN)
United States Patent & Trademark Office
(US)
Swedish Patent Office (SE) |
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