TIME LIMIT
The Indian application has to be filed within 12 months of first filing in convention country.
MINIMUM DOCUMENTS REQUIRED (required before 12 months)
- Name, address and Nationality of Applicants and inventors.
- Priority application number, date of filing, country, title of invention and applicant in convention country
- Patent specification, claims and drawings in English. (Preferably send by email)
COMPLETE FILING REQUIREMENTS (may be filed after 12 months)
- Certified copy of Priority documents (within 6 months).
- True Translated copy of complete specification filed in convention country, if original application was not in English (within 6 months).
- Proof of Right to file Patent (like Assignment Deed or Employment contract or Form-1 signed by inventors): within 6 months.
- Power of Attorney (may be filed later; no late fee).
- Following information (as far as available) regarding the application filed in other countries, if any:
- Name of the Country
- Date of Application
- Application No.
- Status of the application
- Date of publication
- Date of grant
Certified Copy of Priority Documents
For convention applications, certified copy of priority docs with English translation has to be filed within 3 months from date of communication by Controller.
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