PCT Applicant’s Guide – International Phase – Annex B1

B1 Information on Contracting States B1

IN INDIA IN General information

Name of Office: Indian Office (, New Delhi, and )

Location and mailing address: Indian Kolkata, Intellectual Property Office Building, CP-2, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 091, India Delhi, Intellectual Property Office Building, Sector-14, Plot No. 32, Dwarka, New Delhi 110 075, India Indian Patent Office Chennai, Intellectual Property Office Building, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, India Indian Patent Office Mumbai, Intellectual Property Office Building, S.M. Road, Near Antop Hill Head Post Office, Mumbai 400 037, India

Telephone: Kolkata: (91-33) 23 67 19 87, 23 67 50 91 New Delhi: (91-11) 25 30 02 00, 25 30 03 35 (PCT Section) Chennai: (91-44) 22 50 20 80, 22 50 20 60 Mumbai: (91-22) 24 15 36 51, 24 14 81 61 Facsimile machine: Kolkata: (91-33) 23 67 19 88 New Delhi: (91-11) 28 03 43 01 Chennai: (91-44) 22 50 20 66 Mumbai: (91-22) 24 13 03 87 E-mail: Kolkata: [email protected] New Delhi: [email protected] [email protected] (PCT Section) Chennai: [email protected] Mumbai: [email protected] Internet: www.ipindia.nic.in

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes [Continued on next page]

(26 March 2020)

PCT Applicant’s Guide – International Phase – Annex B1

B1 Information on Contracting States B1

IN INDIA IN [Continued]

Is the Office prepared to allow applicants to make applications available to the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS) Yes, the Office is prepared to allow applicants to make international (PCT Rule 17.1(b-bis)? and national applications available to the WIPO DAS

1 Competent receiving Office for nationals Indian Patent Office (Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai or Mumbai0F ) or

and residents of India: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1F (see Annex C) Does national legislation2 restrict the filing of international applications Yes, filing restrictions apply to: with the International Bureau of WIPO? Applications by residents3

1 Competent designated (or elected) Office Indian Patent Office (Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai or Mumbai0H ) if India is designated (or elected): (see National Phase)

May India be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: , patents of addition

Provisions of the law of India concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if India is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given if India is designated (or elected): Within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

______1 Depending on the residence or place of business of the applicant (or of the first applicant if there are several applicants), the place from where the invention actually originated or the address for service, within the territorial jurisdiction of the appropriate Office in accordance with the Patents Rules 2003, Rule 4. 2 Patents Act, Section 39. 3 Unless a written permit, requested on Form 25 along with the prescribed fee (see www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/portal/ipoformupload/1_11_1/fees.pdf) has been granted by the Controller or unless an application for a patent for the same invention has been made in India and at least six weeks have elapsed without any direction having been given by the Controller prohibiting publication or communication of the same. (26 March 2020)