In a move to Globalization and International obligations, Indian government initiated promoting IPR awareness and modernization of IPO offices. The government has spent about Rs.150 crore in the first phase to create modern integrated Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs) which gave them fruitful results through increased number of filings.
Filing of patent applications has increased from 4824 in the year 1999-2000 to 28,882 applications in the year 2006-2007. As against 8,010 trademark (TM) registrations in 1999-2000, 109,361 Trade Marks were registered in 2006-07. Also, the filing of applications for design has increased from 2874 in 1999-2000 to 5372 in 2006-07.
E-Filing of applications introduced from 20th July 2007 marked filing 1000 Patent applications within a year. Indian applicants welcomed by equally responding to the modernization of the IPO’s.
Indian Patent Offices also provide interactive guidance to the applicants through their website http://www.ipindia.nic.in/ or http://www.ipindia.gov.in/
Indian Government has prepared a budget of Rs 320 crore for the second phase of modernization.
Indian applicants are expecting paper less work in the IPO’s and Video Conference hearing system soon.
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