TMI BlogPending Patent ApplicationsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Pending Patent Applications - News and Press Release Dated:- 14-5-2012 - News - Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry 14-May-2012 15:21 IST As on 26 th April 2012, 1,23,255 patent applications, where requests for examination have been filed, are pending with the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. Location w ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ise pendency of patent application where requests for examination have been filed are as follows:- Location Pending in requests for examination Delhi 47082 Kolkata 23857 Mumbai 14415 Chennai 37901 The number of applications received and rejected during the last three years are as under:- Year ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Applications received/filed 34287 39400 43183 Applications rejected 105 207 364 Grant of a Patent is a quasi-judicial process and tends to be time consuming as it involves various steps, inter alia, publication of the application, filing of requests for examination, examination of th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e application and disposal of any pre grant opposition filed. In addition, substantive increase in filing of patent application by more than 250% in the last ten years as also the relative shortage of patent examiners have been the other reasons for increase in pendency. The Government has completed the process of selection of 248 patent examiners. Of these, as on 30 th April, 2012, 135 have ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... joined. At present, processing of patent applications are conducted through Electronic Modules which enable achieving enhanced speed in the examination and final disposal of patent applications and has also improved transparency. The decision issued by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks granting compulsory licence to M/s. Nalco Pharma Ltd., Hyderabad for the anti-cancer ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... drug covered under the Patent No. 215758 has been challenged by the Patentee, namely, M/s. Bayer Corporation, USA in the intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB). The matter is, therefore, subjudice. No application for grant of compulsory license is pending. This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he Rajya Sabha today. DS/GK - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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