New Instructions On Trademarks

New INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPILING AND SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARKS have been prescribed by the Patent Office. The instructions came into force on 04 February 1997. We have pointed out some differences as compared to the earlier instructions.

According to the new instructions the POWER OF ATTORNEY must be filed within TWO MONTHS from the filing date of the application. Also the term for filing priority documents, in case the priority is sought, is much longer. Now the PRIORITY DOCUMENTS must be filed with the Patent Office within THREE MONTHS from the date of filing the application for registration. Before the time limits were two weeks and one month, respectively.