Confidential treatment All matters pertaining to international applications shall be kept confidential in accordance with the treaty and the regulations under the Treaty.

Transmittal of the International Search Report and written opinion The Searching Authority shall transmit one copy of the International Search Report or of the declaration referred to in Article 17(2)(a) of the Treaty, and one copy of the written opinion established under Rule 43bis.1 of the regulations under the Treaty, to the International Bureau and […]

Time limit for establishing international search report The Searching Authority shall establish the International Search Report and written opinion or, as the case may be, the declaration referred to in sub-rule (3) of rule 19B within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the search copy by the Searching Authority, or […]

International search report (1) The Searching Authority shall, on receipt of the search copy, notify the International Bureau and the applicant about the receipt of search copy with identification mark ‘ISA/IN’ along with the international application number and its serial number and the date of receipt of the search copy. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in […]

Indian International Searching Authority (1) The Patent Office, Delhi branch shall perform the functions of the Indian International Searching Authority under the treaty in accordance with an agreement between the Indian Patent Office and the International Bureau. (2) The fees payable to the Searching Authority shall,in addition to the fees specified in the regulations made […]

International applications filed with appropriate office as receiving office (1) An international application shall be filed with the appropriate office in triplicate either in English or Hindi language. (2) The fees payable in respect of an international application shall, in addition to the fees specified in the regulations under the Treaty, be the fees as […]

Appropriate office in relation to international applications (1) The receiving office, the designated office and the elected office, as the case may be, for the purposes of international applications shall be the appropriate office referred to in rule 4. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Patent Office, Delhi branch shall be the appropriate […]

CHAPTER III INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS UNDER PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)   Definitions In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,– (a) “Article” means an Article of the Treaty; (aa) “Examining Authority” means the Indian International Preliminary Examining Authority referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 19F; (ab) “International Bureau” means the International Bureau of World Intellectual […]

Models (1) Models or samples shall be furnished under section 10 only when required by the Controller.

Drawings (1) Drawings, when furnished under section 10 by the applicants otherwise than on requisition made by the Controller, shall accompany the specifications to which they relate. (2) No drawings or sketch, which would require a special illustration of the specification, shall appear in the specification itself. (3) At least one copy of the drawing […]