Filing Yearly Statement Of Working Of Patents In Form 27

Congratulations if you have secured a patent in India – truly well-deserved going through all that you've gone through. It could now be of relevance for you know about a compliance requirement pertaining to your patent(s). A statement of working of the patented invention in India is required to be furnished to the Indian Patent Office under Indian Patent laws. Currently, in India, this aspect is receiving much attention and the government is taking steps to modify the disclosure requirements. This short note does not dwell much on the rationale behind this requirement, or the changes intended to be brought about. Rather, the discussion is limited to the fact that the statement of working of patent must be filed in Form 27 with the Indian Patent Office every year before 31^stof March for the previous calendar year. Since quite a few of our readers and followers have recently become patent holder for the first time, this note is intended to provide basic information and