This section of the blog discusses the usage of each form of the Indian Patent Office and the appropriate usage pattern with respect to the corresponding sections and rules of the Patent Act, 1970.
This is just a reference document.
Form 10 shall be filed when the owner or an applicant of a granted patent is deceased and should be substituted. This form shall be filed upon such cases by the legal representative to the Controller after the death of an applicant, requesting the Controller to substitute the name of the Applicant deceased with his /…
Form 11 shall be filed to the Controller, requesting to interfere and give directions upon disputes between co-owners on cases such as licensing or sale or lease of a granted patent. Such application shall be filed when, One or more of the co-owners of a patent are hindering the sale or license or lease of…
Form 12 shall be filed by any person who proves that an invention or a part of an invention is obtained from him by another person wrongfully by whom an application for patent is filed to whom the patent is granted. Conditions when such a Form shall be filed are, When a person considers that…
Form 13 shall be filed by an applicant either on his own or as per the directions of the Controller requesting to Controller to establish the modifications or amendments (changes) to the patent application or the Complete Specification or any other documents relating to a Patent Application. Such Form shall hold the following details filled…
For any of the following cases Form 14 shall be filed by a person who opposes a decision through a, Notice of Opposition to Amendment Notice of Opposition to Restoration Notice of Opposition to Surrender of Patent. Notice of Opposition to Grant of Compulsory License or Revision of Terms Notice of Opposition to Correction of Clerical Errors….
Form 15 has to be submitted by the applicant / applicants / legal representative of a lapsed patent which got lapsed due to non payment of the renewal fees within the period prescribed or extended. This form however should be submitted within 18 months from the date of on which the patent got lapsed. In…
Form 16 has to be filed by the patent owner (assignor / mortgagor / licensor) when there is made a separate agreement on a patent between the patentee or the patent owner and other person who shall own share in / profits earned by a patent, by any way such as mortgage or licensing or other…
Form 17 has to be filed by any person who is willing to obtain a compulsory license, granted by the Controller in order to perform or use an invention patented by any person / entity. Conditions and Reasons based on which an Application for Compulsory License shall be filed: Can be filed only after expiry…
Form 18 has to be filed by an applicant or any person with interest on a patent, in order to get his patent application examined either ordinarily (usually between 10 to 48 months) or expressly (usually 3 -12 months) from the date of filing. If the request for examination is not filed within 48 months…
Form 18A has to be submitted upon cases when the examination for a patent application needs to be urged or completed faster. Expedited examination request shall be filed along with the request for publication or after the request for publication only. Shall be filed by applicants whose applications indicate India as the Competent Searching Authority…