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Patent Amendment Rules, 2014
Published by

Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion)
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Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2014

has been
published by the Government of India, Ministry of
Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion) by notification vide dated 28/02/2014 in Part
II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) of the Gazette Of India
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Get your business venture registered
under Micro, Small And Medium
Enterprises Development Act, 2006
(MSMED,
Act
2006)
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Recently on 28-2-2014 the

Patent (Amendment) Rules,

2014 has been made effective. Salient features includes:
➢ Revised & Increase in Patent official fee schedule for
filing of patent application as well as other proceedings
before the Patent Office

➢ A third category of applicant for patent has been
introduced in the form of “small entity”Us
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In rule 2 of the Patents Rules, 2003 (hereinafter referred to
as the principal rules), after clause (d), the following
clause has been introduced:
‘(da) ” person other than a natural person” shall include a
“small entity”
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(ii) after clause (t), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—

‘(fa) “small entity” means,(i) in case of an enterprise engaged in the manufacture or production of goods,
an enterprise where the investment in plant and machinery does not exceed the
limit specified for a medium enterprise under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of
section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
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(27 of 2006); and

(ii) in case of an enterprise engaged in providing or
rendering of services, an enterprise where the investment
in equipment is not more than the limit specified for
medium enterprises under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of
section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Development Act, 2006.

A

new

Form-28

has

been

introduced in the rules, which has to
accompany

every

new

patent

application, where small entity is
claimed by the patent applicant.
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New Patent Rules provide for 10%
additional fee when the applications for
patent and other documents are filed
through the physical mode, i.e., in hard
copy format as opposed to the online
patent e-filing.
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New Form 7(A) has been provided for
filing “Representation Opposing Grant
Of Patent" under sub-section (1) of
section 25 and sub-rule (1) of Rule 55 of
the principal rules.
➢ No fee shall be payable for the same.
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In case of joint applicants, the highest fee category of the
applicant among the joint applicants will be taken into
consideration for the purpose of fee calculation.

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It is the sole responsibility of the applicant(s) to select the
correct category of applicant and file all supporting
documents in respect thereof while filing an application or
other documents.
Failure of this may attract the provisions of section 142(3) of
the Patents Act.
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MSME Registration under Micro, Small And Medium
Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED, Act 2006)

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Provisional Registration:
Provisional registration is granted to a unit at its pre-investment period to
enable it to take necessary steps to apply for financial credit, land or an
industrial set, water, power or telephone connections, etc.
Permanent / Final Registration:
A provisionally registered industrial unit is a unit when it is about to start
the production and apply for grant of Permanent / Final Registration. An
existing and functioning industrial unit is eligible to apply for Permanent /
Final Registration without going for provisional registration processes.

New Patent Fee Schedule

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