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One of the latest decisions of the Indian Patent office to facilitate correspondences related to a patent application in electronic form to patent applicants for their ease. This step is a landmark achievement in the history of the Indian Patent Office and was a long felt need to the patent stakeholders.

The initiative was expected to begin on July 1. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, P H Kurian, said that the plan would take off later this month after the completion of all formalities. The notification directs the applicants and patent agents to provide their email ids at the time of filing the patent application for dispersing communication notices and examination reports, electronically.

This move will alleviate the burden of both the Patent Office and the applicants and would help speed up the processing of patent applications. “Introduction of electronic correspondence is a boon for stakeholders as it will ease the task of patent prosecution in India, especially for applicants residing in foreign countries,” FICCI’s Director General Amit Mitra said.

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Biplab Dey

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