PATENTS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF REDUCED OFFICIAL FEE FOR PATENT
FILINGS1
The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade
Marks (CGPDTM) and Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), in association with Confederation of India
Industry (CII) have recently conferred the National IP Awards,
2020. The virtual ceremony was graced by the presence of
Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Piyush
Goyal.
Although, the applications for this award were submitted in the
year 2020, however, due to pandemic the ceremony was deferred and
now conducted on 17th August 2021 virtually. The objective of this
initiative is to recognize and reward the top achievers, comprising
individuals, institutions, organizations, enterprises, police units
and other legal entities, for IP creation, commercialization and
enforcement, which has contributed towards strengthening IP
eco-system in the country and encouraging creativity and innovation
and to boost up
