How to Install Digital signature ⇒ Register ⇒ Login for India Patents e-Filing

Indian Patent office has started the Agent registration procedure, and the registration certificates will be assigned soon.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how one can seamlessly Install the Digital signature ⇒ Register ⇒ Login for e-Filing India Patents.

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Section A: Obtaining a Digital Signature Certificate

Section B: Setting up your Computer to use Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)

Section C: India Patent E-Filing New user Registration:

Section D: Now you are registered. How to Log In to the Patent e-file portal?

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Section A: Obtaining Digital Signature

Both Class II and Class III digital signatures are allowed by India Patent office. Class II  is less expensive than Class III.

https://ipindiaonline.gov.in/epatentfiling/faqs/index.html

The ipindiaonline site above says:

Currently you can use following digital signatures:

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Section B: Setting up your Computer to use Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)

Installing “capicom.dll” file from India patent e-filing page

• Click the below link; or Paste the below link on your address bar and hit Enter.

https://ipindiaonline.gov.in/epatentfiling/goforlogin/dologin

Alternately Open Google, Type efiling India patent

• At the bottom of the just opened India patent e-filing page, click Component.

(Often this “Component” is not visible in a normal screen. If you don’t see, press Ctrl + Minus sign couple of times on your keyboard to reduce the Zoom level until you see the “Component” option)

• It will download a Zipped Folder “capicom”
• Extract it from the Zipped folder
• You will find a small file as capicom.dll

Check if your Computer Window is 32 bit version or 64 bit version

• For Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows 10 (32 bit)
• For Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows 10 (64 bit)

To see windows bit version, Start -> Right click on My Computer / Computer -> Properties

Given below is screenshot of Windows bit version.

For 32 bit Windows

• Go to My Computer/ Local Disc (C:)/Windows/ System32
• Copy the just extracted capicom.dll file and paste inside the just opened system folder “My Computer/ Local Disc (C:)/Windows/ System32”.

(Be careful there are many yellow folders, DO NOT paste capicom.dll inside any of these yellow folders therein, rather right click in any white space, and paste, you know it 🙂, just to emphasize  )

For 64 bit Windows

• Click on windows Start button
• In the search text box, Type “%systemroot%\SysWoW64\” (without quotes), and hit Enter.

• This will open system folder as shown below.

• Copy the just extracted capicom.dll file and paste inside the just opened system folder “%systemroot%\SysWoW64\” as shown above.

(Be careful there are many yellow folders, DO NOT paste capicom.dll inside any of these yellow folders therein, rather paste right click and paste in any white space, you know it, just to emphasize)

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Here and onwards the steps are same irrespective of 32 bit or 64 bit Windows.

(The screenshots given below are for 64 bit windows; however the process remains same for 32 bit Windows.)

• Make sure (Browse down and/or Check) that the is correctly pasted and available in the System folder.
• Stay in that folder, Now at the top right corner of the system folder, see a search box as shown below

• Type cmd in this search box.
• The items in the folder will immediately change (as shown below) as you type cmd.

[Or hit Enter after typing cmd if the folder contents do not change automatically after you type cmd.]

• Browse down or Check in this folder to see a cmd.exe file as below.

• Important: Right Click on this cmd.exe (or in some systems just cmd), and Click “Run as Administrator”

• Click “Yes” if it it asks “Do you want to Allow the following program………………”
• The command prompt opens
• Now in the command prompt you will see C:\Windows\system32>
• See the cursor blinks, there type “regsvr32 capicom.dll” (without quotes), and Hit Enter
• Now you see a message DllRegisterServer in capicom.dll succeeded

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Now Strictly Internet Explorer “Run as Administrator” mode

(No other Browsers)

• Click Start at the left bottom of your computer
• Reach Internet explorer, or Search for Internet Explorer in the Search box.
• Important: Right Click on Internet Explorer > Click “Run as Administrator”
• Click “Yes” if it it asks “Do you want to Allow the following program………………”

• Click on Setting (Top right corner) -> Internet Options -> Settings -> View Objects -> in this window, please find one “NDEMO.NGDEMO” component installed on your computer
• If NDEMO.NGDEMO exists, remove it. If does not exist, just ignore.
• Again Click on Setting (Top right corner) -> Internet Options -> Security -> Trusted Sites -> Sites -> Add this website to the Zone -> Paste https://ipindiaonline.gov.in -> Click Add -> Close.

• Be there, Security -> Internet (Internet Zone) -> Custom level

And Have the below given Settings

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Click OK. Are you sure……? Yes….. Apply…. OK

• Now Insert your DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) into the USB drive of the computer that we just set.

You will see a window as below.

• Click Run autorun.exe
• If it asks for permission, Click Yes

Alternately:

• Open Folder to view files, and here run the autorun.exe
• If it asks for permission, Click Yes

Bravo! You are all set. Go for Registration using your Digital Signature.

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Section C: India Patent E-Filing New user Registration:

• Open the Link: https://ipindiaonline.gov.in/epatentfiling/UserRegistration/NewUser

Registration:

Registration can be done by:

• An Agent (This is only useful for Agent Registration)
• An Applicant (Natural Person)
• Authorized representative of a legal entity (ONP)
• Authorized representative of a Small entity (SE)
• Authorized representative of a Start-up

Select “Type of Applicant”, (For registering as an Agent, select Agent)

Just keep filling all the entries in the registration form. Don’t think of Digital Signature at all now. After filling all information in the form you will require digital signature.

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Registration by Agent:

• If a Registered Patent Agent wants to register, he/she is required to enter the Patent Agent Number. If the system finds it valid, process of registration would proceed and Name of the Agent according to the Register of Patent Agent would be displayed.
• Enter all the data as said above (Except Applicant’s name, already entered by the system)
• After entering All the data in the registration form, plug your DSC to the USB drive.
• Click the “Add Digital Signature” button on the Registration page.

As an Agent, you can now sign-in to Indian Patent office e-filing system using your digital signature. Now see Section D Below to Login.

Registration by Natural Person:

1. Enter Preferred User ID per the instructions given for this field on the Registration page and “check for availability”.
2. Enter desired Password per the instructions given for this field on the Registration page
3. Enter further details like Name of Applicant, Address for Service, Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Email ID.

• Name should be entered carefully as the same shall be used as Name of Applicant / One of the Applicant in all the filings
• If you do not have a landline phone, can enter the Mobile phone number in both Telephone Number field and Mobile Number field.

1. Entries marked with Asterisk ‘*’ are mandatory
2. After entering All the data in the registration form, plug your DSC to the USB drive.
3. Click the “Add Digital Signature” button on the Registration page.

Registration by a Legal Entity (Other than Natural Person):

• In case a legal entity requires registration, an authorized signatory of the legal entity needs to enter his/her details as Name, Address, Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Email ID.
• Additionally, the “Name of Organization”, and all details of the organisation to be filled
• Organisation Name should be entered carefully as the same shall be used as Name of Applicant/One of Applicant(s) in all the filings.
• Enter all the data as said above
• After entering All the data in the registration form, plug your DSC to the USB drive.
• Click the “Add Digital Signature” button on the Registration page.

Registration by a Small Entity (SE):

Same as above Registration by a Legal Entity

Registration by a Start-up:

In case a Start-up requires registration, an authorized signatory of the start-up needs to enter his/her details as Name, Address, Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Email ID, the same way as it is filled for a Natural person.

• Enter all the data the same way as filled for a Natural person.
• After entering All the data in the registration form, plug your DSC to the USB drive.
• Click the “Add Digital Signature” button on the Registration page.

You can now sign-in to Indian Patent office e-filing system using your digital signature.

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Section D: Now you are registered. How to Log In to the Patent e-file portal using your digital Signature?

Open Internet Explorer in Administration mode as shown earlier

• Go to patent e-filing Intellectual Property India through Google
• Alternately Click the below link; or Paste the below link on your address bar and hit Enter.

https://ipindiaonline.gov.in/epatentfiling/goforlogin/dologin

• Select Login With -> Digital Signature
• Enter your username
• Password remains Inactive as you opted DSC Login. So No password is required.
• Enter the Captcha – Click Login
• A DSC Pop up window will appear, that may show you for permission, say Yes. Alternately, the pop-up may take you to the signature page -> select your name – Click Ok.
• Now you are inside the e-filing platofrm of India Patent Office.