Patent Amendment Rules 2024

The Central Government, under the authority of Section 159 of the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970), has revised the Patents Rules, 2003 and published in Official Gazette dated 15 March 2024, as:

Key Takeaways:

The Patent rules, now known as the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024, will be effective from March 15, 2024, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

The time frame for applicants to inform the Controller in writing about details regarding other patent applications filed in any country is three months from the issuance date of the first statement of objections (first examination report) on Form 3(in sub-rule 2 of rule 12).

In case of foreign filing (for sub-rule 3 of rule 12 sub-rules 3, 4, and 5), the Controller: