ANNUAL REPORT

2017-18

INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY INDIATHE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERALOF PATENTS, DESIGNS, TRADEMARKS ANDGEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONSINDIATABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER

COifTEln'S

PAGE
NO.

PREFACE03

Chapter I

TRENDS IN IPR- AT A GLANCE

07

Chapter II

PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY- EFFICIENCY &TRANSPARENCY

12

Chapter III

PATENTS

21

Chapter IV

DESIGNS

43

ChapterV

TRADEMARKS

57

Chapter VI

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

69

Chapter VII

COPYRIGHTS

76

Chapter VIIISEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITSLAYOUT DESIGN

79

Chapter IX

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY

81

Chapter X

MADRID SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONALREGISTRATION OF MARKS

86

Chapter XI

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT(RGNIIPM) AND PATENT INFORMATIONSYSTEM (PIS)

89

Chapter XII

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

100

Chapter XIIITRAINING PROGRAMS & OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES IN IPR

109

Chapter XIV

HUMAN RESOURCES

115

PREFACE
The importance of the overarching nature of intangible assets such as patents,
designs, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, semiconductor integrated
layout designs in day-to-day life and national economy cannot be over emphasized.
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) framework in a country is ever evolving anddynamic in nature. Fast pace of globalization has established IP assets as a foundationof successful business and are being widely protected by big, small or start-up entities
alike.
The Government of India has taken concrete steps to establish favourable
environment for creation and protection of Intellectual Property Rights andstrengthening IP administration in the country. The National IPR Policy, launched in
May 2016, endeavours to promote strong IP regime in the country and encourages
innovation in order to achieve Country's industrial and economic development goals.
The Office is taking all relevant and necessary steps to implement the objectives of
National IPR Policy including strengthening IPR administration and management so
as to ensure ease of access to all stakeholders. This will provide efficient IP ecosystemand build up pace of industrial growth in the country.
Continuing with various initiatives taken during the previous years, the officehas taken necessary steps during the year for increasing manpower, enhancing
efficiency, uniformity and consistency in processing of IP applications, providingbalanced and transparent IPR framework, dissemination of IP- related information,
nurturing bilateral cooperation at the international level and creating more IP
awareness in the country.
Provisions in the amended Patents Rules implemented from 16th May, 2016
have simplified patent procedures to great extent, including, inter alia, streamlining
timelines for disposal of patent applications, encouraging Startups for filing patentapplications, expedited examination of patent applications, hearing through videoconferencing, withdrawal of application, refund of fees and restricting adjournmentsof hearings.

Similarly, amendments in the Trade Marks Rules, brought into force since 6th
March 2017, have simplified trademark procedures and removed redundant
provisions so as to make registration of trademark easy and user-friendly by
reduction of number of Forms from 74 to 8. One application Form for all types oftrademark applications, concessions in fees to Start-ups, individuals and small
enterprises, video-conferencing for hearings, e-communication and expedited
processing for the entire trademark prosecution procedure has been provided under
new rules.
The improvement in IP administration during last two years along with
amendments of Patents and Trademarks Rules, digital reforms and reengineering ofIP procedures has resulted in improved performance, decreased pendency and higher
rates of disposal of IP applications.
During the year, the office has made remarkable achievements in terms of
performance, delivery of IP services and IT-enabled functioning.
Filing of patent application has increased by 5.3%, while domestic filing has
increased to 32.5% from 29.2% in 2016-17. Number of patent applications examined
increased to more than double (108.2% increase over previous year). Grant ofpatents increased by 32.5% and disposal of applications increased by 57.6%.
Pendency of examination of trademark applications continued to be less than 1month during the year. Procedural reforms in examination resulted in increased
acceptance of trademark applications (from less than 10% to about 46%) at initialstage. Registration of trademarks has increased by 20.3% and final disposal by 91.4%
over last year. During the year, online filing has increased to 90% in patents and 86%
in trademarks.
In Designs, pendency in examination of new applications continued to be around
one month. Filing of applications increased by 15.9%, while number of registered
Designs increased by 21.1%, as compared to 2016-17.
Performance in copyright has immensely improved during the year because ofcomputerization and reengineering of registration processes. Filing of copyrightapplications has increased by 7.4% during the year. Pendency in examination has
reduced to less than 1 month during the year (it was 13 months prior to March2017). There has been remarkable progress in copyright registrations which
increased by 456%, whereas final disposal of applications increased by 631%. In
order to further increase transparency and stakeholder participation, the Copyright
Office has started displaying the applications received during the month, disposal andpendency on the office website. The applicants can also track the status of theirapplication online.
The office has continued focused efforts for prompt redressal of grievances/complaints of stakeholders. Regular Stakeholders meetings were conducted at
different IPO locations in order to receive feedback/ suggestions on procedural andtechnical issues and resolve them promptly. Besides, mechanism has been set up in
the IPO website to enable stakeholders to lodge feedback/suggestions/complaints in
respect of issues related to functioning of the office. Also, IPO Help-Desk has
continued to resolve e-filing difficulties of stakeholders.
With the objective of improving functioning and service delivery of the office andresolve public grievances speedily and effectively, SMS Alert service has beenlaunched to enable stakeholders to receive updates regarding Examination reports
and time bound actions to be taken by them. The office has started periodic
publication of list of First Examination Reports (FER) issued by the Patent Office andintroduced facility for hearing through Video-conferencing from the applicant's office.
The office has launched MobileApp for providing IF-information and service tostakeholders.
Details of activities performed during the year 2017-18 are provided insubsequent chapters of this report The updated IP laws, highlights of various
functions and other useful information are available on the official web-site(http:/jwww.ipindia.nic.in).
The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
endeavours to ensure timely delivery of IP services in a transparent manner andprovide protection of IP rights in a reasonable period by simplifying the procedures,strengthening of manpower and create digital environment. Further initiatives areintended to be implemented for improved functioning and service delivery andresolving public grievances effectively.
(Om Prakash Gupta, lAS)
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks

CHAPTER- I

Trends in IPR - At a Glance
INTRODUCTION
Filing of applications for protection of various Intellectual Property rights in IP offices
under the administrative control of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks(CGPDTM) has been showing consistent growth over the years, in general. This year, overall
filing of applications for various Intellectual Property rights (3,50,546) has been almost same
as compared to the previous year (3,50,467). The increasing trend in filing of applications forPatents, Designs, Geographical indications and Copyright has been observed except for
Trademarks where there is slight decrease as compared to 2016-17 .
Trends in last five years in respect of filing of intellectual property applications areshown below.
Application2013-142014-152015-16

2016-172017-18

Patent42,951

42,763

46,90445,44447,854

Design

8,533

9,327

11,108

10,213

11,837

Trademark2,00,005

2,10,501

2,83,060

2,78,170

2,72,974

Geographical Indication

75

47

14

32

38

16,617

17,841

Copyrights

Copyright administration
shifted to DIPP/ CGPDTM in
2016-17

Semiconductor

SCILD administration shifted

Integrated Layout

to DIPP/ CGPDTM in 2016-

Designs ( SCILD)

17

Total

2,51,564

2,62,63802

3,55,898

3,50,467

3,50,546

Trends tn respect of IP actlvtdes:
A.

Patents: During this financial year, a total of 4 7854 patent applications were filed

exhibiting an increase of 5.3% in the filing as compared to the previous year. The trends oflast five years in respect of patent applications filed, examined, granted and disposed are
given below. Disposal of applications includes patents granted/ refused by the patent office
and also applications withdrawn and abandoned by the applicants.

Trends In Patent Applications
Year

2013-142014-152015-16

2016-172017-18

Filed

42,951

42,763

46,90445,44447,854

Examined

18,615

22,631

16,851

28,96760,330Granted

4,227

5,978

6,326

9,847

13,045

Disposal

11,411

14,31621,98730,27147,695

During 2017-18, the number of patent applications examined tremendously increased
to more than double the applications examined in the previous year. In other words, 108.2%

increase in the examination was noticed whereas, number of grant of patents increased by
32.5% and disposal of applications increased by 57.6%, as compared to 2016-17. Domestic
filing of patents applications in 2017-18 has also increased to 32.5% as compared to 29.2% in
2016-17.
B. Designs: During 2017-18, a total of 11837 design applications were filed showing 15.9%
increase over the last year. The number of design applications examined were 11850 whichshowed a slight dip of 0.75%, whereas number of design registrations increased by 21.07%
and disposal of design applications increased by 29.48% in 2017-18 as compared to 2016-17.
Trends in Design Applications

Year

2013-142014-152015-16

2016-17

FUed

8,533

9,327

11,108

10,213Hxamined

7,281

7,459

9,426

11,940Registered

7,178

7,147

7,904

8,276

Disposal ofApplications

7,226

7,218

8,023

8,332

2017-18
11,837
11,85010,02010,788

C. Trademarks: In this year, a total of 272974 applications for trademark registration werefiled at all five locations of Trade Marks Registry. The number of applications examined wasmore than applications filed during the period and pendency in the examination has beenbrought down to less than a month, whereas number of registration of trademarks showed
an increase of 20.3% and final disposal of applications, which includes registered, refused,
withdrawn and abandoned applications was 91.4% more as compared to 2016-17.

Trends in Trade Marks Applications for Last 5 YearsYear

2013·14Z014·152015·162016·172017·18

Filed

2,00,005

2,10,501

2,83,060

2,78,170

2,72,974

Examined

2,03,086

1,68,026

2,67,861

5,32,230

3,06,259

Registered

67,876

41,58365,045

2,50,070

3,00,913

Disposal

1,04,756

83,652

1,16,167

2,90,444

5,55,777

D. Geographical Indications: During the reporting year, a total of 38 applications werefiled and 18 applications were examined. A total number of 25 Geographical Indications wereregistered. The trends in GI applications filed, examined and registered during the last five
years are given below.
Trends in Geographical Indication Applications for last 5 years

E.

Year

Z013·142014·15Z015·162016·17

Z017·18

Filed

75

47

17

32

38

Examined

42

60

200

28

18

Registered

22

20

26

34

zs

Copyrights: A total number of 17841 applications were received during 2017-18 and

34,388 applications were examined whereas, number of registrations of Copyright (ROC)
were 19997. During the year 29309 new discrepant letter were issued and total number ofapplications disposed was 39799.
Copyright Appllca.dons In 2017-18

Total

Register Of
Copyright(ROC)
generated

Discrepant
letter issued

Total
DisposalYearapplications
received

Total
application
examined

2016-17

16617

16584

3596

12988

5444

2017-18

17841

34388*

19997

29309

39799**This includes 8642 applications for which work is not received

F.

Trend ofiPRs granted/ registered:

A comparative trend of IPRs granted/registered during the last 5 years is given below. The
figures in brackets give the total disposal of applications.
Comparadve Trends ofiPRs granted/registered (and disposed)Year

2013-142014-152015-16

2016-172017-18

Patents

4,227(11,411)

5,978(14,316)

6,326(20,429)9,847(30,271)

13,045(47,695)

Designs

7,178(7,226)

7,147(7,218)

7,904(8,023)8,276(8,332)

10,020(1,07,88)

TradeMarks

67,876(1,04,756)

41,583(83,652)

65,045(1,16,167)

2,50,070(2,90,444)

3 00 913(5,55,777)

Geographical22
20
26
lndlcadon
Transfer of Semiconductor Integrated
Semiconductor
Integrated Layout Layout Design to DIPP/ CGPDTM In 2016Design
17
Transfer of Copyrights to DIPP/ CGPDTM
in2016-17
Copyrights

34

25

Nil

NIL

3,596

19,997(39,799)

G. PubUcatl.on and pre-grant opposition: During the reporting year, a total of 46899 patentapplications were published under section 11A and only 260 pre-grant oppositions were filed
under section 25(1) of the Patents Act 1970, which is about 0.55% of the total publishedapplications. The details of the applications published and pre-grant oppositions filed are
given below:

Year

Publication

Pre-grant opposition

2013-14

31413

309

2014-15

26934

247

2015-16

41752

290

2016-17

86766

206

2017-18

46899

260

468992017·18

2.2016-17

86,766• Publication.2015·16

u/sllA
26934

2014·15

247

31413

1013-140• Prcgr.1nl
opposition
filed

309

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

H. Revenue&. Expenditure: During the year 2017-18, the total revenue generated was Rs.
769.73 Crore, which is about 26% higher than that of the previous year, while total
expenditure was only Rs. 153.58 Crore. The total revenue generated by the Patent and Design
Office was Rs. 483.21 (Patents Rs. 477.06 & Designs Rs. 6.15 Crore), where the Trade Marks
Registry generated a revenue of Rs. 286.11 Crore, GIR Rs. 0.08 Crore and PIS & RGNIIPM Rs.
0.309 Crore. The details of revenue received and expenditure with regard to Intellectual
Property (IP) administration for the year 2017-18 as compared to the last year are given
below in table.

{i)Comparison of Revenue for the year 2016-17 and 2017-18

Year

2016-17 (Rs.lakh)
41003.18
551.44
19236.89
12.40
27.60
60831.51

Patents
Designs
TradeMarksGIR
PIS/RGNIIPM

Total
{ii)

2017-18 (Rs. lakh)
47706.62
615.9228611.35
8.31
30.91
76973.12

Comparison of expenditure for the 2016-17 and 2017-18

Year

2016-17 (Rs.lakh)
Plan
Non-Plan
Total

CGPDTM
PIS/RGNIIPM
GI Registry7533.90
99.85

Total

7633.75-4967.05251.5956.60
5275.24

12500.95
351.4456.60
12908.99

2017-18 (Rs. lakh)
Plan
NonTotalPlan9561.51 5417.49 14979.00
122.49199.89322.3857.42
57.42
9684.00 5674.80 15358.80

CHAPTER· III

Public Service Delivery-Efficiency & Transparency
During the year 2017-18, the office of CGPDTM continued activities for
improving functional efficiency, achieving enhanced productivity, streamlining
delivery of public services, establishing transparency in IP system and keeping pacewith the global developments on IPRs. Initiatives have been taken to further upgrade
the internal IT system, computerised work-flow, dissemination of IP information andonline IP-related services with the objective of strengthening IF-ecosystem in the
country and improving ease of doing business.
Steps have been taken to provide high quality international search and preliminary
examination reports (ISRs and IPERs), with strict adherence of time lines, in respect ofInternational Patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
selecting Indian Patent Office as International Searching Authority (ISA) andInternational Preliminary Examination Authority (IPEA). The Indian Patent Office as
ISA/IPEA has now achieved 99% timeliness in issuing International Search
Reports(ISRs) under Patent Cooperation Treaty.
The functioning of Trade Marks Registry as the 'Office of origin' as well as 'Office ofdesignated contracting party' under Madrid Protocol (Treaty under Madrid System forinternational registration of trademarks, administered by WIPO), was further
streamlined so as to provide statutory protection for trademarks in various countries
by filing a single application in the country of origin.
A gist of steps taken during the year for streamlining public service delivery,
improving efficiency and transparency in the functioning of Intellectual Property
Offices are elaborated in the following paragraphs:
1. PATENTS: Legislative amendments and procedural improvements that havebeen carried out during the year are elucidated in the following paras.

1.1. Legislative amendments:
Building on the momentum that the amendments in the Patents Rules, 2003 in theyear 2016 gave to the IPR framework in India, the Patent Rules 2003 have beenfurther amended on 1st December 2017 to incorporate the revised definition ofStartup. Accordingly, now as per the new definition, "Startup" means an entity inIndia recognized as a startup by the competent authority under Startup India
initiative. In case of a foreign entity, an entity fulfilling the criteria for turnover andperiod of incorporation registration as per Startup India Initiative and submitting
declaration to that effect will be applicable."
Amendments to Patent Rules 2003 enacted from 16th May, 2016 resulted in several
positive changes in the functioning of Patent Office leading to improvement andsimplification of patent procedures and IT enablement of IPO. This includes
streamlining of timelines for speedier disposal of patent applications, introducing
startup as a new category of applicant with 80% fee concession, allowing expedited
examination of patent applications filed by startups and the applicants selecting
Indian Patent Office as ISA I IPEA for their PCT applications, mandatory e-filing bypatent agents, allowing withdrawal of application before issuance of the First
Examination Report and refund of fees paid for filing request for examination, hearing
facility through video-conferencing, limited adjournments of hearing in opposition
proceedings, allowing PCT applicant to delete claims while entering the national phasein India, capping the Fees for sequence listings and allowing condonation of delay incase of natural calamities.
1.2. Procedural improvements:

During the reporting year, the Office continued with its mission of improving the easeof doing IPR business in India by incorporating more digital initiatives. These include:• Video- Conferencing: During the year, the facility for Video-conferencing forhearing was further upgraded to facilitate the hearing to be conducted remotelyfrom applicant's/agent's location to Patent Office directly. Additionally,
Controller can now conduct the hearing through Video Conferencing himself
from his own desktop/laptop.
• MobileApp: The Office has launched the official Mobile App for intellectual

property rights in December 2017, which can be downloaded either from theofficial website www. ipindia.gov.in or from play-stores• SMS Alert facility: The Office has launched the SMS alert facility in November
2017 to help the applicants in getting information and updates about successful
filings, issuance of FER, scheduled hearings, disposals, oppositions and othercritical events.
1.3. Effects of the legislative and procedural improvements in the patent framework

oflndJa:•

During 2017-18, patenting activities in India witnessed improvement in all fields ascompared to 2016-17. While filing of patent applications increased by 5.3%, number ofapplications examined increased by 108.3%. Post-examination performance also
increased substantially, viz., number of grant of patents increased by 32.5% and final
disposal of applications increased by 57.6 %, as compared to 2016-17. Domestic filingof patents applications in 2017-18 increased to 32.5% from 29.2% in 2016-17.

•

Systematic efforts have been made during the year 2017-18 for reducing the pendency
in processing of patent applications by increasing the output with the help of updated
electronic work-flow and augmentation of the technical manpower i.e. Examiners andControllers. With the concerted efforts, the pendency in examination of patentapplications has been brought down to about 54 months from earlier 72 months
during the year from the date of filing of request for examination and the same isintended to be further reduced in coming year to bring at par with major IP Offices.

2. TRADE MARKS:

2.1. Leglsladve amendments:
Comprehensive amendment in the Trademarks (Amendment) Rules, 2017 werebrought into force from 6th March, 2017 for streamlining and simplifying thetrademark procedures with major changes such as, reducing the number of Forms
from 74 to B, one Application Form provided for all types of trademark applications,concessions of 50% in prescribed fee to applicants being Startups, individuals andsmall enterprises, hearings through Video conferencing, Inclusion of Email as a modeof service, restriction for number of Adjournments of hearing to two with theprovision that each adjournment shall not be for more than thirty days, concession of
10% in the prescribed fee for online flling of applications, allowing expedited
processing for the entire trademark prosecution procedure on payment offees (reduced fee for Individual/Startups/ Small Enterprises), removal of provision forfiling extensions for submission of Affidavit and Evidences so as to speed up thedisposal.

2.2. Procedural improvements:
During the year, procedural reforms and reengineering in trademark
process has brought in the following improvements in the functioning:
Online Search Facility for Classification of Goods and Services for Trademarks has
been further updated to further streamline the search system,
Allotment of applications for examination is made automatically in order of theirseniority thus avoiding any human intervention,
Registration certificate is automatically processed and dispatched to the designatedemail-id of the applicant and it also gets uploaded in the Electronic Register
maintained by the office. The Process of Renewal has also been automated

where renewal request (filed in due time), gets processed and validity dategets updated,
Publication of details of trademark applications fl.led as well as registered in Trade
Marks Registry Journal electronically every Monday on the official website,www.ipindia.nic.in, was further streamlined during this year,
Official communications are sent electronically by Trade Marks Registry on the email
id of the applicant or his authorized agent concerned,
Trademark examination reports and all other outgoing correspondence relating totrademark matters are published on the website, immediately after these are issued
by the office, along with the email and SMS alert to the party concerned.
Details of hearing notices and adjournments are provided on the website for the
benefit of the users.
As a result of procedural reforms and reengineering in trademark process, thependency in examination of trademark applications during 2017·18 has been
maintained at less than 1 month. Further, the acceptance of trademarks applications
for publication has increased from less than 10% in the year 2016-17 to about 46% inthis year. Registration of trademarks increased by 20.3% and final disposal increased
by 91.4% as compared to 2016-17. With these above mentioned measures,registration process for Trademarks gets completed in 6-7 Months after filing, if theapplication is in order and there is no opposition. More than 5.5 lakhs Trademarks
Registrations were completed in just two years (2016-17 and 2017-18) against total
11 lakh Registrations given during 75 Years of trademarks regime in India (19402015).

3. DESIGNS•

E-filing facility new design applications was further upgraded to facilitate
better functioning.

•

Pendency in examination of new applications has been brought to about one
month from filing. Measures to remove the pendency of amended applications
have been strengthened further to substantially bring down the pendency .

•Filing of applications increased by 15.9% and number of Designs registered
increased by 21.1% during 2017-18 as compared to 2016-17.

4. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS:•The Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) has received 613 applications forregistration of GI up to March 31, 2017 since 15th September 2003, out of
which 320 Gls have been registered.

•

Necessary steps were taken during the year to clear the pendency in
examination and registration. Consequently, 18 GI applications were examinedand 25 Gls have been registered during the reporting year.

•

The Registry expedited registration of authorised users and a total of 2699
authorised users were registered.

5. COPYRIGHT:•

Administration of Copyright office was brought under the administrative
control of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks in 2016-17.
Since then, several steps have been taken to strengthen the functioning of
Copyright Office through computerisation, reengineering of registration
processes and augmentation of manpower. During the year, a special drive
towards removing pendency in examination and disposal was undertaken. As a

result of these steps, the performance in copyright has immensely improved in
all activities.
•

During the year, filing of applications has increased by 7.4% and number ofapplications examined increased by 92.7% as compared to 2016-17. Pendency
in examination of copyright applications has reduced to less than 1 month,which was 13 months prior to March 2017.

•

Further, during 2017-18, there has been remarkable progress in copyrightregistrations which increased by 456%, whereas final disposal of applications
increased by 631% , as compared to last year.

•

In order to further increase transparency and stakeholder participation, theCopyright Office has started displaying the applications received during themonth, disposal and pendency on the office website. The applicants can also
track the status of their application online.

6. ICT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN IPO:
i. Upgradation of IT- Services:

During the year, physical and IT infrastructure and related services were upgraded at all
IPO locations to cope up with the need of increased manpower and computerisation, ITenablement of IP Offices in order to speed up the processing .
ii. Comprehensive E-ftUng fadlltles

Comprehensive e-filing facility is available on 24x7 basis for patents, trademarks anddesigns with the payment gateway facility. 10% concession in fees has been madeavailable for trademarks through the Trade Marks (Amendment) rules 2017, in linewith patents and designs. Efficient online filing services of IPO has not only enabled the

Office to improve performance, but also resulted in unprecedented demand for online
IP services from stakeholders. The online filing in patents is more than 90% and, inTrademarks, it is about 86%. Further, in order to solve the e-filing related problems of
stakeholders, a special IPO Support Group has been established.

7. Dynamic Website and Information dissemination:
IPO website has been redesigned to improve contents and ease of access and make it
more interactive, informative and easy to navigate. IP data on real-time basis isavailable in respect of filing and processing of Patents, Designs, Trade Marks andGeographical Indications. The website provides login-free Search facility for hassle-freedissemination of IP information to stakeholders. During the year, dissemination of
information through website was further improved by providing dynamic web-based
innovative utilities.

8. Stakeholder Consultation Meetings:
Regular meetings with Stakeholders are conducted at different IPO locations so as tounderstand and resolve procedural and technical issues related to amendments in IP
legislations, reengineering of procedures, module-based work-flow, systemic
upgradation, communication with stakeholders and public grievances.
During the year, Stakeholders' meetings with the Secretary, DIPP were organised at
Delhi. During the meeting, number of suggestions were received and report on action
taken for resolving the issues was published by the office in the official website.

9. Feedback Mechanism:
Feedback Mechanism has been set up in IPO website www.ipindia,nic.in from 1st March
2017, which enables stakeholders to lodge feedback and suggestions in respect ofissues related to functioning of the office, complaints and general queries. A specialised
team has been set up to act promptly on stakeholders' suggestions/grievances andcommunicate appropriate response to the concerned through e-mail .

10. Awareness in IPR:
The office is regularly engaged in dissemination of information and knowledge to actualand potential IP stakeholders regarding IP procedures by way of participation inawareness and public outreach activities in IPR, in association with CIPAM (DIPP) andindustry Associations such as CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chambers of Commerce,
CWEI etc in the country. IPR help -desks and online guidance system through e-mail isavailable at each IPO location. IPO officials regularly participate as resource persons inthese programmes and also in workshops/ seminars organized for schools, universities,
enforcement agencies and other stakeholders

11. Initiatives for Startup India program
The Startup applicants are provided substantial fee concession in respect of their IP
applications. According to recent amendments in Patents and Trademarks rules, 80%fee concession is available for patent application and 50% for trademark applicationin filing and all subsequent procedures.
In line with the startups initiative of Government of India, the Department ofIndustrial Policy and Promotion, a nodal agency for the purpose, launched the"Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP)"to encourage
IPR protection amongst Startups. The Scheme, which was initially in force up to 31-032017 has been subsequently extended for next 3 years. The scheme includes providing
facilitators to start ups for filing I processing of their applications for patents, designs
and trademarks and reimbursement of professional charges to facilitators by theGovernment. A list of the facilitators for patents, designs and trademark has been
uploaded on the website and the office of CGPDTM has taken necessary steps for
effective implementation of the SIPP scheme. Necessary assistance is provided
through e-mails and help-desks in order to resolve the queries raised by Startups.
12. FACILITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL PATENT FILING:•

Electronic payment gateway for PCT application fees has been introduced to avoid delay
in transmission of fees for PCT applications to International Bureau and International
Searching Authorities.

13. WIPO CASE and WIPO DAS:•Both WIPO CASE as well as WIPO DAS are now functional for IPO since January
2018. Indian Patent Office has become an Accessing and Depositing Office for
WIPO Centralized Access to Search and Examination system(WIPO CASE) and
WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS)under the WIPO-INDIA Cooperation agreement.

•

The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) facilitates easy, secure, quick andinexpensive procedure for submission of certified copies of Priority documents
submitted by the applicants from the participating Patent offices which will
benefit the applicants, stakeholders and public in general besides Patent Office.
Some of the salient features ofWIPO DAS are as under;o Applicants can simply request the office of first filing to deposit/add
the priority document into the WIPO DAS system, and request offices ofsecond filing to use the service for obtaining access of such documents.

o Use of an access code provided by WIPO DAS to authorize access;o Documents are exchanged via secure channels;
o The DAS Service is hosted and administered by WIPO.
o No need to provide a certified copy of a priority document separately toeach office of second filing.
o No need to pay for multiple copies of paper priority documents;
Accordingly, IPO as a depositing Office uploads certified copies of patent andindustrial design applications as priority documents, including International Patentapplications under PCT filed at the Office (RO/IN) filed on and after 31/01/2018,
which the applicant specifically requests to make such priority documents available
to the WIPO DAS.
14. ISR/IPER Reports:

Almost all International Searching Reports are issued within the prescribed time lines
set by the PCT Regulations of WIPO.
The Patent office as International Searching Authority has started sharing full Search
Strategies along with the International Search Reports established since 1st January
2018 for publication on Patentscope (www.wipo.int/patentscope) thus reinforcing
its commitment to quality as International Searching Authority. IPO is only seventh
among 22 ISAs under the PCT to start this service.

15. Right to information:
The Office of the CGPDTM remained committed to the effective implementation of
Right to Information Act 2005. In order to achieve utmost transparency in thefunctioning of IP offices, all relevant information with regard to various activities havebeen made available on the official website for proactively providing information to
the public. Besides, prompt actions were taken on all applications received under the
Act in strict conformity with the legislative intent and mandate of the RTI Act

CHAPTER- III

PATENTS
1. INTRODUCTION:

This chapter presents the 46th report under section 155 of the Patents Act
1970 (as amended) on the various activities performed by the Patent Office during theyear 2017-18. The Patent Office is geographically divided and located at Kolkata, New
Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai having specific jurisdictions in the country for patentadministration. However, all the four patent offices work as virtual single office, in
that, a patent is granted nationwide which is enforceable in the entire country. The
Patent Office implements the provisions of the Patents Act 1970 (as amended)concerning protection of inventions in the country under the superintendence andadministrative control of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks(CGPDTM). Gist of major activities carried out under the Patents Act and Rules by the
Patent office are given in the following paragraphs.
2. PATENT APPLICATIONS:

The number of applications for patents filed in 2017-18 was 47,854 showing
an increase of 5.3 %in overall filing, which were 45,444 in 2016-17. During the year,
filing of applications has shown from a modest to high growth in almost every field oftechnology, except in the fields of Computer/Electronics, General Engineering,
Polymer Science & Technology and Metallurgy & Material Science, which witnessed amarginal decrease in filing as compared to last year. Details of the filing trend of
applications, segregated in different fields of technology are shown in Appendix- E
andE1.
(a) Applications filed by Indian Applicants
Out of total 47,854 applications filed during the year, the number ofapplications filed by Indian applicants was 15,550, which shows about 18% increaseover the previous year, wherein the corresponding number was 13,219. This year,
applications filed by Indian applicants was about 32.5% of the total applications

filed, as compared to 29.2% filed in the year 2016-17. This shows a constantincreasing trend in the domestic filing.
The number of applications filed by foreign applicants during the year
(32,304) has shown a minor increase as compared to the number of applications(32,225) filed during 2016-17.
As regards state wise filing of applications by Indian applicants during the year,

Maharashtra continued to occupy the first position with 6% increase over its own
filing during 2016-17. While Tamil Nadu continued to have 2nd position in the list by
an impressive increase of 36% over its own filling. The states of Karnakata, Delhi,
Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujurat, West Bengal, Haryana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,
Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Orissa, Uttarakhand and Himachal
Pradesh showed modest to high growth in filing as compared to their last year's filing.
TopfilingStates/Union

Territories

are(numberofapplications

inbrackets Maharashtra (3,744), Tamilnadu (2,737), Karnataka (1,971), Delhi (1,419),
Telangana (974), Uttar Pradesh (719), Gujarat (702), West Bengal (S33), Haryana(444), Kerala (308), Andhra Pradesh (271), Punjab (247), Madhya Pradesh (190),
Rajasthan (186), Jharkhand (168), Orissa (164), Uttarakhand (128) and Himachal
Pradesh (110). The State I Union Territory- wise break up is shown in Appendix B.
Applications filed by Indian applicants (State-wise)
4000

3744

3500
3000

2500
2000

1500
1000
500

0

;..§J ~+..~~ /,.
~'-

,...~

.('

3. Distribution of applications category-wise
The following are the details of applications filed by applicants of various
categories such as natural person (NP), Startups(SU), Small Entity(SE) and
Other than Natural Persons(ONP) during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18. It may
be noted that applications filed by Indian Starups and Small Entities are
increasing every year.
Natural Person(NP)

Startups(SU)SmallEndty
(SE)

Year

2016-172017-18

Other thanNatural Persons(ONP)

IndianForeign

IndianForeign

IndianForeign

IndianForeign

5918
6811

1622
1444

160
511

3
4

412
491

120
131

6729
7737

30480
30725

Total

45444
47854

4. Expedited Examination Status:
The details of requests for expedited examination received, examined and disposal
are given below. It is obsetved that there is overall growth in filing of requests forexpedited examination every year. This is due to the facts that the applications
under this category are examined and processed for grant quickly and disposal iswithin an average of one year from the date of receipt of request for expedited
examination.
Category ofApplicantStartup
Applicants for ISR

Total

Requests for Expedited
Examination flied

FER
IssuedPatentGrantedRefused

161
273
434

137
195
332

10
56

8
1
9

66

S. Top S Indian applicants for patents in the field of Information Technology
Sl. No.

1
2
3
4

5

5

Name of Companies
WIPRO LIMITEDTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDHIKE LIMITED
DR. KANAPATHY GOPALAKRISHNANHCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDSRM UNIVERSITY

Applications flied

125
90

66
36
32
32

In the field of Information technology, WIPRO Limited occupied the top placein the reporting year while Tata Consultancy Services Limited was at the second place.

6. Top 10 Indian Applicants for patents from Scientific and Research Br.
Development Organizations.
Sl.
Name of Scientific and Research & Development Organizations.
No.
1 COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
2
DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION
3 G.H.R. LABS AND RESEARCH CENTRE
4 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
5 L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
6 COGNIGANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.
7 INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION
7 MERIL LIFE SCIENCES PVT LTD
8 ALLINOV RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED
8 S.N. BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES
9 IDEAFORGE TECHNOLOGY PVT. LTD.
10 GSP CROP SCIENCE PVT. LTD.

Applications
filed
176
126
57
37
19
16
14

14
13
13
10
9

In this category, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research occupied top
position while DRDO and G.H.R. Labs and Research Centre were on second and third
position respectively.
7. Top 10 Indian Applicants for patents from Institutes and Universities

St.

Name of lnsdtu.tes/Unlversldes

Appllcadons ftled

No.
1
2
3
4

5
6
7
7

8
8
9

10

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (COLLECTIVELY)AMITY UNIVERSITYSAVEETHA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITALS, SAVEETHA
UNIVERSITYSRM UNIVERSITYBHARATH UNIVERSITYSHOOLINI UNIVERSITY
CHANDIGARH GROUP OF COLLEGESINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
G.H. RAISONI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
G.H.R LABS AND RESEARCH CENTRE
SANDIP INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENTKCG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

540

119
118
81

66
62
58

58
56
56
46
40

This year, the Indian Institute of Technology (collective) occupied the first
position, while Amity University & Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha
University occupied second and third place respectively.

(e) Applications flied by foreign applicantsConvention Applicationsi.

The total number of applications filed claiming priority under the Paris
Convention during the year was 3,644 as compared to previous year of 3,649, whichshows similar trend in the filing of convention applications.
PCT National Phase Applications:ii.

The majority of foreign applications were filed through the PCT National Phaseroute. The number of such applications filed during the reporting year was 26,584
which shows a marginal decrease as compared to the previous year's figure of
26,64S.The top filing Countries were USA (8,619), Japan (3,537), Gennany (2,166),
Republic of China (2,115), Netherlands (1,331), Republic of Korea (1,104), United
Kingdom (1,017), Sweden (1,001), France (953), Switzerland (947), Italy (487),
Denmark (312), Israel (296), Belgium (285), Canada (278), Australia (237), Austria(221), Finland (175), and Spain (139). The country wise break-up is shown inAppendix B.

Top ten applicants for PCT National Phase (country-wise)France,953

Sweden, 1001 .............

UK, 1017.........._
Korea,1104

China,

Trend of PCT National Phase fillinc for last 5 years
30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

2013-142014-152015-16- .-2016-172017-18

Trend of convention applications for last 10 yearsiii.

Top 10 foreign resident applicants
The following table provides a list of top 10 foreign resident applicants whofiled patent applications during 2017-18. It is obsetved that Qualcomm Incorporated
continued to top the list It was followed by Koninklijke Philips N.V., Philips Lighting
Holding B.V, Google LLC etc.

Top 10 Foreign Resident Applicants
Sl. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8

Name of Organisation
QUALCOMMINCORPORATEDKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
GOOGLELLCMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYDAIMLERAGTELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Number of Applications
960
520
217
184
176
142
134
128
128

9

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

120

10

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

110

Filing details of applications for patents during 2017-18, received throughvarious routes and classified according to the country and state of origin are shown inAppendix 'B'.

The number of applications for patents received from Indian residents andnon-residents through various routes, during the period from 2008-2009 to 2017-18
is shown in Appendix 'C'.
A table showing the distribution of applications filed subject- wise in the fields
Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Biotechnology, Food, Computer/Electronics etc.
during the period from 2013-14to 2017-18 is shown in Appendix- 'H' and 'H1'.
8. TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EXAMINED

During the year, the office examined 60,298 patent applications as compared to28,967 applications examined during the previous year. Thus, there has been about
108% increase in the number of patent applications for which first examination
reports were issued as compared to the previous year.

9. TOTAL DISPOSAL OF REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (RQ)

During this year 47695 requests for examination (RQ) were disposed ascompared to 30271 in the previous year. Thus, disposal of the requests for theexamination has increased by about 58% as compared to previous year.
10. PATENTS GRANTED AND PATENTS IN FORCE

The total number of patents granted during the year was 13,045 out of which
1,937 were granted to Indian applicants. The number of patents in force was 56,764

as on 31st March 2018, out of which 8,830 patents belonged to Indians. Out of thetotal granted patents, 3,318 patents were granted to applications relating to theChemical, 2,514 to Mechanical, 1,028 to Computer Science and Electronics, 1031 to
Communication, 773 to Phannaceuticals, 818 to Electrical, 505 to Biotechnology etc.
The number of applications filed, requests for examination received,
applications deemed to have been abandoned, applications on which patents were
granted and the number of patents in force from the year 2007-08 to 2017-18 isshown in Appendix 'D'.
The number of patents granted during the last five years i.e. from 2013-2014
to 2017-2018 under various fields of inventions are shown in Appendix 'F' and 'F1'.
11. PCT INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FILED BY INDIAN APPLICANTS

The total number of international applications under the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT) filed by Indian applicants in the Indian Patent Office as Receiving Officeduring last five years is given below (this number does not include the number ofinternational applications that are directly filed by Indian applicants in theInternational Bureau ofWIPO as Receiving Office):

Year

Individual

Legal Entity

Total

2013-2014

248

568

816

2014-2015

235

566

801

2015-2016

234

459

693

2016-2017

272

472

744

Z017-Z018

Z74

490

764

Trend oflnternational applications for the last five years
PCT lnternatlon Aoollcatlons by Indians• lndMdual• Lepl Entity• Total2013-2014 2014-2015
2015-20162016-20172017-2018

Council of Scientific & industrial Research, Indian Institute of technology,
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson [PUBL], MSN Laboratories Private Limited and Meril
Life Sciences Pvt Ltd were the major Indian contributors towards the PCTInternational applications during the reporting year.

12.Miscellaneous proceedings under the Patents Act & Rules(a) Inventions in the field of Atomic Energy: Under section 4 of the Patents Act the
Patent Office referred ZOS applications to the Department of Atomic Energy during
the year, out of which 1 application was found to be related to Atomic Energy, 6
applications were allowed to proceed under the normal course of official action and
198 applications remained pending at the end of the year with the Department ofAtomic Energy for its opinion.
(b) Secrecy direction (under Section 35): During the year, 173 patent applications

were referred to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the
Ministry of Defence, Government of India for their consideration as to whether theinventions are relevant for Defence purposes. 2 applications were found relevant for
defence purpose whereas 65 applications were cleared to proceed in the normal
course of action. 106 applications remained pending with DRDO at the end of the year
2017-18.
(c) Publication of Patent applications under section 11A: During the year underreport 46,899 applications were published ufs llA that includes 3,497 applications
for which requests for early publication were received. The year wise details
regarding the number of patent applications published during the last five years are
given below:Year

2013-14 2014-15

2015-16

2016-20172017-2018

Publication ufs 11 A

29,74425,35841,75284,30043,402

Early Publication

1,669

1,576

2,316

2,466

3,497

Total

31,41326,93444,06886,766

46,899(d) Pre-grant Opposition [under Section 25(1)]: By way of representations, 260 pregrant oppositions were received in the office and 108 pre-grant oppositions were
disposed of during the year.
(e) Post-grant Opposition [under Section 25(2)]: 18 post-grant oppositions were filed
during the year. 8 post-grant oppositions were disposed of during the year and 170
cases remained pending for disposal by the end of the reporting year.
(f) Permission for filing outside the country (under Section 39): The office received
4,640 requests on Form 25 seeking permission for filing applications outside India.
During the year, 4,535 such permissions were granted.
(g) Restoration oflapsed Patents (under Section 60):106 applications for restorationof patents were received during 2017-18. During the year 80 patents were restored.
(h) Assignment, mortgage, license etc. (under Section 68 and 69): 1179 cases werereceived for registration of documents under this section and 987 applications were
disposed of during the reporting year.
(i) Working of Patents (Under Section 146): 46,618 statements on working of patents

were received in Form 27during the year. 12,246 patents were reported as working.
The details of infonnation received during the last five years are given in table below:
Patents in force
Form-27 received
Reported as working

2013-1442,632
33,0888,435

2014-15
43,25631,9907,900

2015-16
44,52439,5078,589

2016-17
48,76542,87011,3182017-18
56,764
46,61812,246(j) Compulsory license (under Section 84, Section 92 & 92-A): No application forcompulsory license was received during the reporting year.
(k) Information (Under Section 153): The Patent Office received 100 requests during

the year for supply of information relating to patents under various provisions of theAct, as provided in rule 134 of the Patents Rules 2003.

(I) Duplicate Patent Certificates (Under Section 154): 13 requests were received andall13 were disposed during the year.
(m) Registration of Patent agents: 404 new patent agents were registered during theyear. Total number of registered patent agents as on 31st March 2018 was 2,826.

13.

Revenue and expenditure
The Patent Office generated revenue of about Rs. 4 77.06 Crore by way of feesfor various proceedings under the Act and Rules. The details of revenue by way ofcollection of fees on patents are shown in APPENDIX-G.

14.

General information
The Scientific & Technical Libraries of the Patent Office at Kolkata, Mumbai,

Delhi and Chennai provided facilities to the public for consultation and reference
work. A large number of inventors of different research and industrial organizations
and other members of the public as well as the research scholars of different
universities availed the facilities.
Presently, the Patent Office, in addition to CD-ROMS, Books and journals,
subscribes to scientific and technical e- journals. Thousands of interested persons
visit the libraries of the Patent Offices every year in order to conduct searches
through the patent specifications and other publications of the Patent Offices in India
and abroad.

Free online search facility provided by the Patent Office on its website
www.ipindia.nic.in was also widely utilised by stakeholders and public at large.

1S.Infonnation under the Right to Information Act, 2005
During the year~ 269 requests were received for providing information under
the RTI Act, and appropriate actions were taken on all the requests as per the timelines provided under the Act

APPENDIX-•AN
Subject wise distribution of Examiners of Patents
Sl.No.

Subject

No. of Examiners

1
2

Biochemist:Iy
Biotechnology
Biomedical Engineering
ChelllD-uy
Civil Engineel'in2
Computer & IT EnJ;Oneering;Electrical & Electronics
Mechanical
MetallurJ;Ocal
Physics
Polymer
Textile
TOTAL

13
31
22
101
12
33
121
148
13
50
17

3
4

5
6

7
8
9
10
11
12

11

572

APPENDIX "B"APPLICATIONS FOR PATENT FILED IN THE YEAR 2017-18 AS AGAINST
2016-17 CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO COUNTRY/ STATE OF ORIGIN
State/Union TeiTitory

Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman&Diu
Delhi
Goa
GujaratHaryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Kamataka
KeralaMadhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
NagalandOrissaPondicherry
PunjabRajasthan
SikkimTamilNadu
Telangana
TripuraUttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
Grand Total

Ordinary

2017-18
3
271
5
71
63
33
48
0

4
1419
21
702
444
110
34
168
1971
308
190
3744
1
4
0
3
164
23
247
186
4
2737
974
4
719
128
533
15336

2016-17
2
271
6
68
26
35
22
3
0
1066
29
620
441
40
49
144
1765
276
140
3513
2
0
3
1
103
27
207
181
0
2003
798
7
625
64
460
12997

Convention

National Phase
Application

2017-18 2016-17 2017-18 2016-17
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
13
9
0
0
1
0
1
0
9
13
0
0
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
23
43
27
1
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
8
12
68
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
1
8
4
4
21
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
11
0
0

0

0

2
34

20
69

3
180

0
0

153

APPENDIX-B contd.
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIESCounttyOrdinary

U.K.
Australia
CanadaSri Lanka
Ireland
New Zealand
Samoa
TOTAL

2017-18
66
6
6
0
70
0
0
148

Convention

2016-17
32
8
6
1
65
0
0
112

2017-18
53
6
11
0
28
0
0
98

2016-17
56
10
14
2
25
1
2
110

National Phase
Application
2018-18
2016-17
1017
920
237
224
278
294
2
0
88
68
49
54
1
0
1670
1562

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICACountty

U.SA
MexicoBrazilBermudaCayman Island
Virgin Islands
Cuba
Columbia
Argentina
Chile
BahamasBarbados
Peru
Uruguay
Other North andSouth American
Countries
TOTAL

Convention

Ordinary

2017-18
948
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2016·17
923
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0

2017-18
612
3
13
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2016-17
979
2
13
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

3

0

3

953

925

637

National Phase
Application
2016-172017-18

8619
21
35
2
127
5
0
4
5
16
2
5
3
2

8981
21
47
2
102
19
3
7
4
11
2
3
2
0

4

14

13

1001

8860

9217

APPENDIX-B contd.
EUROPECountry

Italy
Gennany
Belgium
FranceSpain
Switzerland
Finland
Austria
Netherlands
SwedenDenmark
Portugal
Hungary
Luxembourg
RussiaRomania
TurkeySlovenia
NorwayCyprusPolandBulgaria
Ice LandCzech Republic
Liechtenstein
UkraineSlovakia
GreeceMalta
Estonia
LatviaBritish Isles
Europeanunion
MonacoOther
EuropeanCountries
TOTAL

Ordinary

2017-18
8
223
1
62
14
144
34
2
40
13
12
0
1
0
1
0
3

0
1
1
0
0
0

0
0

Convention

National Phase
Application

2016-17
5
245
2
59
6
99
31
4
46
21
13
0
1
0

2017-18
82
384
13
169
31
177
11
18
16
11
16
0
0
4

0
0

3
0

1
0
1

2
0

2016-17
69
387
8
141
33
256
11
16
18
9
12
0
0
1
7
0
2
0

2017-18
487
2166
285
953
139
947
175
221
1331
1001
312
15
14

0

2

0
0
0
2

0
7

1

0
0

3
0
0

0

5

5

0
0

0
0

0
0

1

1
0
0
0
0
0

2
4

93

89
2
24
4
71
8
41
6
3

17
11
12
4
15
11

2016-17
477
2186
262
1014
124
1112
197
230
1295
809
310
17
20
101
60

2
27
11
76
3

24
3

1
22
15
9
2
26

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

5

1

0

3

18

41

565

539

951

985

8485

8485

0
0
0

3

6

1
2
0

APPENDIX-B contd..
CountrySouth Africa
Mauritius
Seychelles
SwazUand
Kenya
Egypt

Tunisia
Sao Tome andPrincipe
ZambiaMoraccoOther African
Countries
TOTAL

Ordinary
2017-18
2016-17

2

0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0
0
0

1

0

0

1

1

U.A.E.
Ph1lllplnes
ThailandHong Kong (China)
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Uzbekisthan
Other AsianCountries
Total
GRAND TOTAL

2016-17

1

0
0
0

0
0

0
1
0

1

2
0

3
3

0

0

0

0

0

0
0

0

1
2

1

0

0

0

2

0

5

2

5

1

8

1

52

56

0

Ordinary
2017-18

China
IsraelTaiwanIndonesia
VietnamSingapore
Malaysia

2017-18
50National Phase Application
2017-18
2016-17
39
42
1
3

2
1
0

CountryJapan
AfghanistanAzerbaijan
Kazakhstan
KuwaitJordonNepal
Oman
Bahrain
Republic of Korea

AFRICA
ConveDtlon

2
1

0

0

0
0
0
0
0
406

0
0
0
0
0
370

2017-18
893
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
226

22

13

435

9

5

31

45
1
0
41
4
14
0
2

48
1
0
32
2

304

9
1
1
2
1
2

0

0
0
9
4

2016-17819

0

2016-17
3399
0
0

0

3

0

0
0
0
0
0
159
293
29
220
1
1

1
1
1
1
3
1104
2115
296

0
0
0
0

4

101
33

0
0

7
0

0
2
12

0

0
3
6
0
0
0

3

5

5

619

S49

17626

15081

9
2

1
0

0

National Phase AppUcatlon

Convention

2016-17
57
0
0

57

0

2017-18
3537
2

4{)

1
3

20
2

18
14

0
998

2256
266
27
0
0

105
20
18
2
17
3

32
2

52

1

0

5

6

7

1916

1SS2

7337

7172

3644

3718

26584

26645

0

0
0

2

APPENDIX • 'C'
APPLICATIONS FILED BY RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS
THROUGH VARIOUS ROUTES FOR LAST 10 YEARSApplicants2008-09

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

2016-172017-18

Residents

6161

7044

8312

8921

9911

10941

12071

13066

13219

15550

Ordinary

681

826

816

1031

1144

1228

1461

1915

2084

2290

Convention

4264

2986

3728

4280

4184

3704

3174

3675

3649

3610

National Phase
Applications under
PCT

25706

23431

26544

28965

28435

27078

26057

28248

26492

26404

36812

34287

39400

43197

43674

42951

42763

46904

45444

47854

Non Residents

GRAND TOTALAPPENDIX-•D"
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION RELATING TO PATENT DURING THE PERIOD FROM 2007-2008 TO 2017-2018
Year

No. of applications No. of
No. ofNumber of deemed to haveappllcatlons
Applicati requests for been abandoned
deemed to haveODS
examination due to non-filing of been abandoned
filedcompletedue to nonspedftcadon Sec. compliance9(1)Under Sec. 21(1)Number of Patents
grantedNumber of Patents In

IndianForeign

IndianForeign

force

1

2

3

4

s

6

7

8

9

2007-08

35218

22146

1066

479

3173

12088

7966

21722

2008-09

36812

30595

888

1075

2541

13520

6158

24664

2009-10

34287

28653

2720

5171

1725

4443

6781

30553

2010-11

39400

31493

185

5186

1273

6236

7301

32293

2011-12

43197

33811

698

3800

699

3682

7545

32444

2012-13

43674

36247

361

4559

716

3410

8308

35612

2013-14

42951

37474

224

6418

634

3592

7464

35168

2014-15

42763

34958

12

6970

684

5294

7561

35695

2015-16

46904

35960

1226

12782

918

5408

7306

37218

2016-17

45444

38578

4357

10408

1315

8532

7660

41105

2017·18

47854

37208

184

24992

1937

11108

8830

47934

APPENDIX-E
NUMBER OF PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED FROM 2013-14 TO 2017-2018
UNDER MAJOR FIELDS OF INVENTIONSYear

ChemicalPharmaceuticals

2013-142014-1S
2015·16
2016-172017-18

6769
6454
6463
5911
6343

2507
2640
2966
2122
2741

Food Electrical Mechanical Computer/
387
395
387
283
344

4371
4031
4102
4141
42:78

11318
10031
10164
10715
11573

Electronics
4410
4285
5988
6443
6089

Blo-

tedmology
647
1035
887
876
992

GeneralEngineering
652
775
757
1225
1032

Other fields(SeeApp-E1)
11890
13117
15190
13728
14462

Total

429S1
42763
46904
45444
47854

APPENDIX -E 1
NUMBER OF PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED DURING 2017-18
UNDER VARIOUS OTHER FIELDS OF INVENTIONS
FteldOfIDveDdoD

BJolledJral

Blo·
Commllllkadcm
a-tmy

Phpks

CI..U

Tlllllila

Mebill111'1D'
loMaterlal
5deiKeAplcuJtuJ'e

PolymerSdem:e~~A.TecbaoiO.IY

Mlao BlolocY

A&nJCbeaW:al

Tndlt
Kaowl
BI011

CIII!N/buU1m I Porelp

2017-2018

701.1394

161/170872/4614

TOTAL APPENDIX-E 1:- 14462

992/2004

288/491

216/579

196/517214/124

166f950

119/178

157/272

82/S

APPENDIX-F
NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED FROM 2013-14 TO 2017-2018
UNDER MAJOR FIELDS OF INVENTIONS
Chemical Phannaceuttcals

YearZ013-Z014
2014-2015
2015-20162016-2017
Z017-Z018

1111
1533
1679
2660
3318

256
389
370
551
733

Food

Electrical Mechanical

51
48
32
71
106

237
376
362
579
818

645
1047
1414
1939
ZS14

ComputerGeneralOther fields&
Biotechnology
Engineering (SeeApp- F-1)
Electronics

690
835
810
1049
10Z8

220
262
181
327

sos

112
145
142
228
Z97

904
1343
1336
2443
37Z6

Total

4ZZ6
5978
6326

9847
13045
APPENDIX -F1

NUMBER OF PATENT APPLICATIONS GRANTED DURING 2017-2018
UNDER VARIOUS OTHER FIELDS OF INVENTIONS
Field Of
BloBloCoJDJDunlcatlon
Invention Medkal Chemistry

Physics

ctvU

Traditional
Metallurgy
Polymer
Knowledge
Alriculture
T91:1les /Material
Sdencef Agroehemlcal Microbiology
EngtneeriDJ Technology
BlotKb./Science
Chem

Indian I Foreign

Z01718

20/13024/118TOTAL APPENDIX-F1:· 3726

44/98752/516 23/101 19/160

69/3607/17

58/689

11/114

18/90

41/58

APPENDIX-.,G..
FEES RECEIVED DURING 2017-20181N RESPECT OF VARlOUS
PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES
SLNo. Fees collected In respect ofTotal amountreceived (Rs)
1,599,579,360

1

New Application for Patent With Provisional /Complete Specification

2

Complete After Provisional Specification - Form 2

21,832,840

3

6,637,670

4Request for Extension of Time ufs 53(2) and 142(4) Rule 13(6),80(1Al and 130- Form 4
Request for Extension of Time under sub Rule (5) of Rule 248-Form 4

39,054,090

5Application for Post Dating

1,209,600

6

Substitution/Change of Applicant- Form 6

14,097,680

7Request to Proceed in the Name of Survivors/ Other Parties

117,600

8

Notice of Opposition- Form 7

129,600

9

Notice for Attending Hearing - No Form

116,300

10

Mention of Inventor as such in a Patent - Form 8

1,342,480

11

Request for Early Publication - Form 9

20,666,350

12Renewal of Patent from 3n1 year to 20th Year

13

Amendment ofApplication Before Grant- Form 13

26,972,560

14

Amendment ofApplication After Grant - Form 13

308,950

15

Changing Name/Address/Nationalityf Address for Service - Form 13

19,910,360

16

Restoration of Patent - Form 15

1,026,300

17Additional Fee for Restoration

1,396,000

18

Offer to Surrender a Patent

11,10019

For Entry in the Register of Patent- Form 16

11,077,600

20For Alteration of Entry in the Patent Register

2,667,800

21

For Entry of Additional Address for Service

32,400

22

Application for Compulsory License-Form 17

13,20023

Request for Examination After 18 months Publication - Form 18

656,787,400

24

Request for Express Examination - Form 18

28,072,800

25

Registration as a Patent Agent-Form 22

423,500

26

Continuance of Agent Name in the Register -1st Year

130,240

27

Continuance of Agent Name in the Register- From 2nd Year

28

Duplicate Certificate for Patent Agent

29

Restoration ofAgent Name in the Register- Form 23

30

Correction of Clerical Errors

1,940,083,9 so

2,062,400
2,750
130,300
1,046,560

31

Application for Review of Decision of Controller - Form 24

437,400

32

Permission for Applying Patent Outside India- Form 25

17,089,100

33

Application for Duplicate Patent (LP)34

Certified Copies u/s 72 or for certificate u/s 147 and Rule 133(1)35

For Certifying Office Copies, Printed Each36

Request for Inspection of Register

37

Request for Information

38
39

Petition for Delay in Filing Priority Documents/For Conditioning
IrreRUlarity/Conditionina- Delay
Supply of Photocopies of Documents

40

Transmittal Fee for Inti Application

7,935,10041

Preparation of Certified Copy of Priority Document

2,921,02042

Form 3D-Miscellaneous

8,017,709

43

Right to Information

44

Request for Extension of time under sub-Rule 11 of Rule 24(c )-Form4

45

Conversion of request for examination filed under Rule 248 for

152,000
29,291,605
81,2001,413,050
218,940
184,071,400
86,0101,140
545,000
5,099,000

expedited examination -Form 18A

46

Request for adjournment of hearing under Rule 129A

10,729,300

47

Certified copies u/s 72 or for certificate u/s 147 and Rule 133(2)5,510,380

48

Balance fee w.r.t. Change in Applicant Type68,919,63

49

Fee w.r.t addition of claims, pages, sequence listing upon amendment

44,885,060

so

Response to office actions- Miscellaneous

4,090,139

51

52

Written statement and evidence of opponent/Affidavit (fee as

1,600

payable in fourth schedule entry no. 6)
Written statement and evidence of patentee/Affidavit (fee as payable

52,000in fourth schedule entty no. 6)

53

Vth schedule

99,00054

Non Revenue (Salary Non- Plan)

94,74155

Non Revenue (Salary Plan)

2,810

56

Non Revenue (Office Expenses Non- Plan)

85,343

57

NonRevenue

20,198,369

58

Other Receipts

5,000

59

ISA Fee received from IB

60

Remittance on closure of SBI overseas account, WIPO fees of PCT
TOTAL

3,992,465.65
19,722,470

4,770,660,0 ss

CHAPTER-IV

DESIGNS
1. INTRODUCI'ION:

The registration and protection of industrial designs in India is administered by theoffice of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks wtder the Designs Act,
2000 and corresponding Designs Rules, 2001 which came into force on 11th May 2001

repealing the earlier Act of 1911. The Design Rules, 2001 were further amended by
Designs (Amendment) Rules 2008 and Designs (Amendment) Rules 2014. The last
amendment in Designs Rules came in to force from 30th December 2014, which
incorporates a new category of applicant as small entity in addition to natural person
and Other than Natural Person.
The industrial design recognizes the creation of new and original features of newshape, configuration, surface pattern, ornamentations and composition of lines orcolours applied to articles which in the finished state appeal to and is judged solely by
the eye.
The applications for registration of Designs applied to articles are classified
according to the Third Schedule of Designs Rules, 2001 for its classification. This is mainly
based on the International Classification System for Industrial Designs lmown as LocarnoClassification
It is pertinent to mention here that a bilateral collaborative project between

CGPDTM/DIPP & EUIPO under the name of IPC-EUI (EU-India Intellectual Property
Cooperation) was concluded during the reporting year and within the framework of the
project CGPDTM design database is now integrated with Design View database of EUIPO.
2. Design Applications Filed & Registered
During the year 2017-18, 11838 applications were filed for registration ofdesigns, whereas 10012 numbers of applications were registered. The trend of filing ofdesign applications and its registration are shown as follows (Also Appendix B) :

1d00011838

1.11 08

12000
10000
8533

71'17

-

4000

Registered2000
02013 14]01.4- 15:7016-172015 162017- 18

2.1 Applications from Indian and Foreign Origin:
The total number of 8224 applications originated from India while 3614
numbers of applications were of foreign origin. The number of applications originatingfrom India was about 70% percent of total filing. The filing trends of Indian and foreign
origin are as follows (Also Appendix C) :Applications Filed
14000
12000

------

10000
8000

8.~33

11108

--

- - - - 11838-+- Indian-11- FC)reign

6000
6505
4oodiS30&29)•_,.... Totc1l

•

•

•

•

3921

3611'1

2817.

3]13

0
2013- 147014-151

701$-lG

7016 177017-18:200~3Out of total number of applications filed by Indian applicants during the year,
Maharashtra continued to occupy the first position with 1852 applications. Delhi
occupied the 2nd position with 1486 applications while Gujarat took the 3rd position
with 1287 applications. The graphic representation of the filing of States/Union
Territories is depicted below. The State I Union Territory wise break up is shown inAppendix D.

Applicatioos filed by Indian Applicants (State-Wise)<UlU

In the case of applications originating from abroad, the U.SA leads with the
maximum number of applications (1021) followed by Republic of Korea (434), Japan(433), U.K. (292), Gennany (245), China (237), Netherlands (173), France (114),
Switzerland (109) and Italy (101). There were 3143 applications claiming priority
under the reciprocal arrangements under section 44 of the Designs Act, 2000. The
graphic representation of the (20) top filing countries out of 3614 applications offoreign origin is depicted below. The country- wise break up is shown in Appendix E.
Applications filed by Foreign Applicants

The leading foreign companies those filed applications were Samsung Electronics
Co. Ltd. (191), LG Electronics INC (132), Koninkilijke Philips N.V.(120), Ethicon LLC (82),Dyson Technology Limited (75), SMC Corporation (70), The Gillette Company LLC (56),
Google LLC (53), Honda Motor Co. Ltd (50) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (41)etc.
Similarly, leading Indian applicants were Sabyasachi Couture (555), Siddhi
Vinayak Knots & Prints Pvt Ltd. (412), Relaxo Footwear Limited (189), Mr.
SiddharthBindra (89), Nectar Biopharma Pvt. Ltd. (85), Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
(83), Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (79), RohitBal Designs Pvt. Ltd (79), Ma Design
Indian Private Limited (78), and Hero Moto Corp Limited (70) etc.
2.2 Design applications filed according to classification:
Among the applications originating from India, 1047 applications were filed
under Class 02 (Articles of clothing & haberdashery) followed by 796 under Class 12(Means for transport or hoisting), 791 under Class 09 (Packages and containers for thetransport or handling of goods), 673 under Class OS (Textile piece goods, artificial &natural sheet material) and 629 under Class 07 (Household goods not elsewhere
specified) etc. On the other hand the applications originating from foreign countries
show the class wise trend as 652 applications under Class 14 (Recording,communication or information retrieval equipment), 350 under Class 12 (Means fortransport or hoisting), 306 under Class 23 (Fluid distribution equipment etc), 271 underClass 24 (Medical & laboratory equipment) and 252 under Class 09 (Package &Container for transport or handling of goods). The detailed class wise filing trend for
Indian as well as foreign applications is presented below-

Cl ass W,.
tse AppI"teat•1ons f"l1ed • 1ncflan l foreig_n
1200

1000
800

600 ~

400

Class lllo

Best 5 Indian Filings(cl:ass Wise)

Best 5 Foreign Filings{Class Wise)

Out of a total of 10012 designs registered, the numbers of registrations
originating from India were 6432 while 3580 numbers of registrations were of foreign
origin. The registration trends of the Indian and foreign origin are shown as follows:

Registered Designs
12000

10000
8000

- •790JI

6000

7178

4000

•

'~ jiO

2000

2848

71111

.......

~

5532

47]6

•

24)1

2312.

:?014- 1!57015 16•~

lcOOl.!:

____.
•

8-l/b

..

643]

55 1:1•3580

1016..17,017 18.

- + -Indian--- ran~isn........- rot-al7765

0~013. 14

Out of total number of applications registered by Indian applicants during theyear, Maharashtra continued to occupy the first position with 1542 registrations.
Gujarat occupied the 2nd position with 1138 applications while Delhi took the 3rd
position with 1056 applications. The graphic representation of the filing of States/Union
Territories is depicted below. The State I Union Territory wise break up is shown inAppendix D.

Registered Designs- State wise
1600

1]00

800

400

0

III

I • • • - - -In the sector of registered designs originating from abroad, the U.S.A. leads withthe maximum number of registrations (779) followed by Japan (460), Germany (389),
Republic of Korea (338), UK (219), France (199),Sweden (171),Switzerland (160), China(158), Netherlands (156) and Italy (107). The graphic representation of the top 20
countries with registered designs out of 3580 registrations of foreign origin is depicted
below. The country-wise break up is shown in Appendix E.
Registered Deslps- Country wise

lOO
tOO

I IIII I • - - . . - - -The leading foreign companies having design registrations were Samsung
Electronics Co. Ltd. (152), Scania CV AB (124),Koninkilijke Philips N.V.(106), LG
Electronics INC. {95), Man Truck & Bus Ag (60) etc.

Further, leading Indian design registrations were in the name of Sabyasachi
Couture (392), Siddhi Vinayak Knots & Prints Pvt. Ltd. (375), Relaxo Footwear Limited(134), Mr. SiddharthBindra (89), Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. (87), Ma Design Indian
Private Limited (80), Hamilton Housewares Pvt. Ltd. (67), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (58),
Havells India Ltd (52), Tube Investment of India Ltd (SO) etc.
2.3 Design applications registered according to classification

Similarly, the class wise distribution of registered designs of Indian origin
comprises 730 under Class 02 (Articles of clothing & haberdashery), 707 under Class 09(Packages and containers for the transport or handling of goods), 612 under Class OS(Textile piece goods, artificial & natural sheet material), 529 Under Class 06(Furnishing) and 521 under Class 12 (Means for transport or hoisting). Whereas, thedistribution of registered designs in respect of foreign applications comprises 606
under Class 12 (Means for transport or hoisting), 378 under Class 14 (Recording,communication or information retrieval equipment), 340 under Class 23 (Fluid
distribution equipment etc), 277 under Class 24 (Medical & Laboratory equipment) and24 7 under Class 09 (Packages and containers for the transport or handling of goods)
etc. The detailed class wise registration for Indian as well as foreign applications ispresented below-

Cass wise Registered Des1g s • lndiil
00
700
00
500
400
300

100
100
0

0102 03 04 05 06 07 08 '0910 11 12 B 14151617 18 19 20212.2 B 24 25 26 27 28,29 30 3199
Oliss N,oBest 5 Indian Registrations

Best 5 Foreign Registrations(Class Wise)(Class Wise)

1 02
1 0~

an

106

1 14

109

en

3. EXAMINATION OF DESIGN APPLICATIONS:

During the reporting year,11353 applications for registration of design were
examined, out of which 9123 examination reports were issued .The number of designs
registered during the year was 10012. Apart from registration, 114 applications wererefused and 662 applications were abandoned.
4. EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT [U/S11 (2)]:During the reporting year 1,624 applications were received for extension of
copyright of registered designs. 801 registered designs were renewed for further term of
5 years. However, action has been initiated for rest of the cases. 64 applications forrestoration of design were filed during the year and 38 applications were restored
5. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS

Cancellation of registered designs [ufs 19]: During the year, 64 applications for thecancellation of the registered designs were filed. 18 decisions were issued out of which
for 10 cases petitions were allowed and for 8 cases petitions were dismissed.
Public Inspection [ujr 38]: 66 petitions were received for inspection of registered

design applications.

Alteration of names and address etc. [u/r 31]: 1316 requests for alteration of name,address, and address for service were received during the year, out of which 601 cases
were disposed and orders issued. Action was initiated for the rest of the cases.

Correction of clerical error [ufs 29]:
During the year 27 requests for correction of clerical errors were received and all of themwere disposed.

CerUfted copies under rule 41 and section 17(2):During the year, 777 requests were filed and 739 were disposed during the year.
6. REVENUE

The total revenue generated from Designs in all the Patent Offices (Kolkata, Delhi,
Mumbai & Chennai) during the year as fees in respect of design applications and otherproceedings under the Designs Act, 2000 and the Rules made thereunder is shown as
follows:
Patent oftice

Revenue (in Rs.)

Kolkata

49530978Delhi

7398900

Mumbai

3296400

Chennai

1399300

Total

6,16,2S,S78

The total revenue earned under various provisions during the financial year was

Rs. 6, 16, 25, 578

which is presented in Appendix - A, and the trend of revenue

generation is shown below.

Revenue During the Year 2017-18
140

700

120

600
500

iiOO

00
II

0

200

2

0

100

a

0

01

1 - 147

2 17 1

7. Designs in Force:
The number of registered designs in force at the end of the reporting year was
84905.

APPENDIX-A
Revenue generated on Designs during 2017-2018
Description of Document

No.

Fees (Rs.)

Amount (Rs.)

Applications for registration of designs under
section 5 & 44 of the Designs Act, 2000
(including the applications received in Delhi,
Mumbai & Chennai Patent Offices).

11838

1000,
2000,
4000

3,70,10,000

1624

2000,
4000,
8000
1000,
2000,
4000

1,26,26,000

Applications tosection 11(2)extendcopyright

Restoration ofsection 12(2)lapseddesign

under

under

64

3,11,000Cancellation of Design under section 19

61

1500
3000,
6000

3,22,500

Certified copy under section 26 and 17(2)

545

500,
1000,
2000

10,82,006

Miscellaneous other fees received under the
Designs Act, 2000 & Design Rules, 2001
including Delhi, Mumbai & Chennai Patent
Offices.

GRAND TOTALAs per First 1,02,74,072
Schedule

6,16,25,578

APPENDIX·&

TREND OF APPLICATIONS FILED AND REGISTERED
Year
2012-20132013-20142014-2015
2015-20162016-2017

Filed
8337
8533
9327
11108
10213

Registered
7252
7178
7147
7904
8276

2017-2018

11838

10012
APPENDIX-C

TREND OF APPLICATIONS FILED AND REGISTERED BY ORIGIN

Year

Filed
IndianForeign

Registered
IndianForeign

2012-20132013-20142014-2015
2015-20162016-20172017-2018

5428
5530
6505
7895
6292
8224

2909
3003
2822
3213
3921
3614

4662
4330
4726
5532
5532
6432

2590
2848
2421
2372
2372
3580

APPENDIX-D
FILING AND REGISTRATION OF DESIGN APPLICATIONS DURING 2017-18 -STATEWISE
State Name
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman&Diu
Delhi
Goa
GujaratHaryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Kamataka
KeralaMadhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
OrissaPondicherry
PunjabRajasthan
Tamil Nadu
TelanganaUttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
TOTAL

No. ofApplications
37
6
9
4
26
19
68
1486
4
1287
363
53
3
20
472
130
61
1852
3
19
0
311
96
576
111
389
5
814
8224

Registration

30
4
6
11
10
30
76
1056
4
1138
244
26
3
17
262
94
52
1542
0
20
1
309
105
416
41
283
7
645
6432

APPENDIX-E
FlUNG AND REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN DESIGN APPUCATIONS DURING 2017·18- COUNTRYWISECountry
Af2banistan
Australia
Austria
BeiJtium
Belorussia
BermudaBrazilBRITISH ISLES
British VirJtinia
Bulgaria
CanadaCayman Island
China
CyprusCzech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Estonia
EUROPEAN UNIONFranceGermany
GreeceHon~kon~Hungary
IrelandIsraelItaly
JamicaJapan
Kyr2.YZ Republic
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania

No. ofApplications
1
38
11
35
0
2
4
3
4
1
29
1
237
0
1
26
32
0
0
114
245
2
33
1
2
15
101
0
433
1
1
4
2

Registration
3
24
11
32
5
2
2
0
1
0
19
0
158
7
22
24
25
3
5
199
389
3
17
0
1
15
107
1
460
1
0
4
0

Luxemboun!
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
NorwayOHIM
Poland

21
3
3
0
173
11
6
0

Portu~al

5
434
0
1
0
12
6
2
6
7
2
43
109
23
22

4

Republic of Korea
Romania
RussiaScotlandSingapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
SwedenSwitzerland
TaiwanThailandTurkev
U.A.E.
U.K.
U.S.A.
UkraineVenezuela
Vietnam

17
292
1021
1
0
3

TOTAL

3614

8

16
5

3
1
156
11
2

1
6
3
338
1
81
1
8
4
11
3
10
1
171
160
17
13
1
8
219
779
0
2

8
3580

CHAPTER-V
TRADEMARKSThis chapter presents the 59th Annual Report about the activities performed by Trade
Marks Registry.
The purpose of the trademarks legislation is to provide registration and better
protection of trademarks for goods and services for prevention of use of fraudulent marks onmerchandise in the country. Trade Mark confers certain statutory rights on the Registered
Proprietor which enables him to take legal action for infringement of the trade markirrespective of whether the mark is used or not. This is in addition to the right under common
law to sue for passing off. The Head Office of the Registry is located at Mumbai and branch
offices are at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
The Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Trade Marks Rules, 2002 came into force on 15th
September 2003.The Trade Marks Rules 2002 was completely revised and was replaced by The
Trade Marks Rules 2017 which came into force on 6th March 2017.
With the growing awareness about IPR in general and trade marks in particular in the
country, the functions and responsibilities of Trade Marks Registry have progressively
increased. This role has further expanded with the introduction of protection of service marks,
well known marks, collective marks, provision for multi-class filing etc. under the Trade Marks
Act, 1999 and provision of international registration of trademarks after India's accession to theMadrid Protocol.
1. TREND OF ACI'IVITIES DURING 2017·18

The following table provides various activities performed by the Trade Marks Registryduring the year 2017-18. The filing trend of applications indicates that the number ofapplications filed during this year decreased from 278170 to 272974. However, registration of
trademarks has shown an increase of 20.33%. Details of the activities in respect of number ofapplications filed, examined and registered are given in Appendix I.

2015-16

Sl.No. Acdvldes
1.
2.

3.
4

Applications filed for Registration
Number of Applications advertised in the Trade
Marks Journal
Number of trademarks registered2016-17 2017-18

28306027817027297411740833367342303065045

25007030091340374

254864

58160

56270

64661

11075

13094

73764

8185

9169

1605

No of post examined applications disposed
otherwise than registration (by refusal,

51122

abandonment, and withdrawal)

5
6.

7.

No. of marks in respect of which registration was
renewedNo of requests for recordal of post registration
changes in registered trademarks (including
assignments) disposed
Certificates issued ufs.45(1) of the Copyright Act of
1957
2. TREND OF FILING OF TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS;

The trend of applications filed for registration of trade marks in India has shown slightdecrease during 2017-18. The number of applications filed by Indians has come down
marginally from 266730 in 2016-17 to 247734 in 2017-18 and number of applications fromforeign applicants has increased from 11440 in 2016-17 to 25307 in 2017-18.
i TREND OF APPLICATIONS FILED FROM 2013-14 to 2017-18:
Year

Indian AppUcantsForeign ApplicantsTotal

2013-1418414015865

200005

2014-152026547847

210501

2015-1626739015670

2830602016-1726673011440

2781702017-1824773425307

272974

11. Trademark appllcadons tiled by Indians- State wise:

Out of total number of applications filed by Indian applicants during the year,
Maharashtra occupied the first position with 63070 applications. Delhi with 51563 applications
stood at 2nd position while the 3rd position was occupied by Gujarat with 24208 applications.

iii. Applications filed by foreign Applicants

Out of total 272974 applications filed, the number of applications filed by foreign
applicants during the year was 25307.

United States of America
China
United Kingdom
Japan
United Arab Emirates
Germany
Singapore
Hong Kong
Republic of Korea
Taiwan, Province of China
Switterland
CanadaBritish Virgin Islands
Italy
Cayman Islands
FranceThailandAustralia
Netherlands
Malaysia
Through Madrid System

3779
1794
613
608
368
345
341
337
313
278
273
255
232
201
188
171
136
134
129
108
13475

iv. ClASS WISE FILING TREND:
The table below provides details of class-wise trend of trademarks applications filed
during the year 2017-18. As in the previous year, for this year also the largest number ofapplications received was in respect of goods in Class 5 (Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary andSanitary Substances etc.)

STATEMENT SHOWING CLASS-WISE
REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS

DISTRIBUTIONOFAPPLICATIONS

FOR

Class

Description of goods and services

No ofApplications% of appltc:atlons
filed in respect ofa particular class1

Chemical products used in industry, science,
photography, agriculture, horticulture,
forestry, manures etc.
Paints and Varnishes
Perfumery, cosmetics etc.
Industrial Oil and Greases (Other than edibleoil) etc
Medicinal, Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary andSanitary substances etc.
Un-Wrought and partly-wrought common
metal and their alloys etc.
Machines and Mechanic Tools, Motors, etc.
Hand Tools and Instruments etc.
Scientific, Nautical, Surveying and Electricalapparatus etc..
Surgical, Medical, Dental and Veterinary
Instruments, apparatus etc.
Installation for Lighting, Heating etc.
Vehicles and their parts, apparatus,
Locomotion by land, air and water.
Fire arms, ammunition and projectiles, etc.
Precious metals and their alloys, etc.
Musical instruments (other than talking
machines and wireless apparatus)
Paper and Paper Articles, Stationery, Printed
Matters etc.
GuttaPercha, India Rubber etc.
Leather and Imitation of Leather etc.
Building materials etc.
Furniture, Mirrors etc.

4022

1.48

1457
10485
1506

0.54
3.86
0.55

37885

13.93

3606

1.33

5696
1197
16454

2.10
0.44
6.05

2402

0.88

7195
3138

2.65
1.15

197
3444
250

0.07
1.27
0.09

6136

2.26

2419
3337
4962
3372
3615
564
448
3172

0.89
1.23
1.83
1.24
1.33
0.21
0.16
1.17

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Small Domestic Utensils etc.
Ropes, Strings etc.
Yams and threads
Tissues (Piece goods) etc.

7.37
Clothing including Boots, Shoes and Slippers
20034
Laces and embroidery, Ribbons and braids etc.
834
0.31
Carpets, rugs, mats etc.
60S
0.22
Games and Playthings etc.
2287
0.84
Meat, Fish, Poultry etc.
7803
2.87
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa etc.
14968
5.51
Agricultural, Horticultural and Foresoy
4369
1.61
Products and Grains not included in otherclasses
32 Beer, Ale and Port, Mineral and Aerated
4752
1.75
Waters and Other Non-Alcoholic drinks notincluded in other classes
33 Wines, Spirits and Liqueurs
1204
0.44
34 Tobacco, Raw or Manufactured, Smokers
1976
0.73
Articles, Matches
35 Advertising, business management, business
26467
9.73
administration, office functions
36 Insurance, financial affairs, monetary affairs
4593
1.69
real estate affairs
37 Building construction repairs installation
3909
1.44
services
38 Telecommunications
3367
1.24
39 Transport, packaging and storage of goods
3503
1.29
travels arrangement
40 Treatment of materials
1230
0.45
41 Education; providing of training,
16002
5.89
entertainment; sporting and cultural activities
42 Scientific and technological seiVices and
9011
3.31
research and design relating thereto, industrial
analysis and research services; design anddevelopment of computer hardware andsoftware43 SeiVices for providing food and drink;
9640
3.55
temporary accommodation
44 Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic
5393
1.98
and beauty care for human beings or animals;
agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
45 Legal services; security services for the
2976
1.09
protection of property and individuals;
personal and social seiVices rendered byothers to meet the needs of individuals
Note: There is a provision for filing multiclass applications. For the purpose of above information, such
multiclass applications have been counted in all classes coved in such applications
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

v. BRANCH WISE FILING TREND
During the year 2017-18, the maximum number of applications were filed at the Delhi
branch of the Registry (97151) followed by the branches at Mumbai (77263) (including 13475
applications received under Madrid System) Chennai (51299), Ahmedabad (31664) andKolkata (15597)

Trademark Applications received in
Branch offices
AHMEDABAD

I<OLI<A1A

6'!4

2. REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS AND OTHERACfiVITIES;

During the year 2017-18, the number of trademarks registered was 300913 asagainst 250070 during the preceding year. The total number of Registered Trade Marks asof 31st March, 2 018 was 1402434. Other activities during the year are as under:•

64661 registered trademarks were renewed•

73764 requests for post registration changes in respect of trademarks (including
their assignments to other persons) were disposed.

•

2645 certificates were issued on request, for use in legal proceedings or for obtaining
registration abroad.

•

1605 certificates were issued under Section 45(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957
for registration of artistic work as copyrightThis year the registry advertised 423030 applications for registration of trademarks in

the Trade Marks Journal as compared to 333673 applications advertised during the preceding
year. The trend of trademarks published in the Trade Marks journal in the preceding five years
is given in Appendix II.

The Registry also dealt with legal proceedings, which were primarily opposition andrectification proceedings under the Act and Rules. 43450 Notices of opposition and applications
for Rectification of the Register were filed during the year 2016-17 and 41535 such cases were
finally disposed of. Details of such cases filed and disposed are given in Appendix III.

3. CLASS-WISE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS RHGISTERED:
Following table provides the class-wise statement of the number of trademarks
registered during the year 2017-18. It is observed that 30654 trademarks were registeredunder class 5, which is 12.26% of the total registration, followed by class 35 which is 9.02 %.
However, 10494 trademarks were registered in multiple classes, which is about 4.2% of total
registered marks.

CLASSWISE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS REGISTERED
Class

1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Descrlpdon of goods and services

Chemical products used in industry, science,
photography,
agriculture,horticulture,
forestry, manures etc
Paints and Varnishes
Perfumery, cosmetics etc
Industrial Oil and Greases (Other than edibleoil) etc
Medical, Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary andSanitary substances etc.
Un-wrought and partly-wrought common
metal and their alloys etc.
Machines and Mechanic Tools, Motors etc.
Hand Tools and Instruments etc.
Scientific, Nautical, Surveying and Electricalapparatus etc.
Surgical, Medical, Dental and Veterinary
Instruments, apparatus etc.
Installation for Lighting, Heating etc.
Vehicles and their parts, apparatus,
Locomotion by land, air and waterFire arms, ammunition and projectiles, etc.

No ofApplications
registered% of appllcadonsregistered in
respect of5638

particular class
1.75

1981

0.61

10691
1919

3.32
0.60

43371

13.46

4428

1.37

6827
1856
19028

2.12
0.58
5.91

3635

1.13

7836
4145

2.43
1.29

484

0.15

14
15

Precious metals and their alloys, etc.
Musical instruments (other than talking
machines and wireless apparatus

4355
545

1.35
0.17

16

Paper and Paper Articles, Stationery, Printed
Matters etc
GuttaPercha, India Rubber etc.
Leather and Imitation of Leather etc.

10292

3.19

3204
4233

0.99
1.31

Building materials etc.
Furniture, Mirrors etc,

1.77
1.23
1.26

17
18
19
20
21

Small Domestic Utensils etc.

5708
3950
4055

22
23
24

Ropes, Strings etc.
Yarns and threads
Tissues (Piece goods etc.)

1003
802
4580

0.31
0.25
1.42

25

Clothing including Boots, Shoes and Slippers

19001

5.90

26

Laces and embroidery, Ribbons and braids etc.

1309

0.41

27
28
29

Carpets, rugs, mats etc.
Games and Playthings etc.
Meat, Fish, Poultry etc.

1036
2902
7134

0.32
0.90
2.21

30

Coffee, Tea, Cocoa etc.

14075

4.37

31

Agricultural, Horticultural and Forestry
Products and Grains not included in other

5690

1.77

5063

1.57

1936
2073

0.60
0.64

30697

9.53

6713

2.08

6235

1.94

5572

1.73

4594

1.43

2085
18452

0.65
5.73

classes

32

33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41

Beer, Ale and Port, Mineral and Aerated Waters
and Other Non-Alcoholic drinks not included inother classes
Wines, Spirits, and Liqueurs
Tobacco, Raw or Manufactured, Smokers
Articles, Matches
Advertising, business management, businessadministration, office functions
Insurance, financial affairs; monet:aJy affairs,
real estate affairs
Building construction; repairs; installation
services
Telecommunications
Transport, packaging and storage of goods;
travel arrangement
Treatment of materials
Education; providing of training, entertainment; sporting and cultural activities

42

43
44

45

Scientific and technological services andresearch and design relating thereto, industrial
analysis and research services, design anddevelopment of computer hardware andsoftwareServices for providing food and drink,temporary accommodation
Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic
and beauty care for human beings or animals;
agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Legal services; security services for theprotection of property and individuals;
personal and social services rendered byothers to meet the needs of individuals

13820

4.29

9100

2.82

S96S

1.85

4173

1.30

Note: There is a provision for filing multiclass applications and a single registration certificate is issued insuch applications. For the purpose ofabove information, registrations in respect ofsuch multiclassapplications have been counted in all classes caved in such applications.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE

During the year 2017-18 the Trade Marks Registry generated revenue of Rs.286.11
crores as compared to that of the previous year of Rs.192.36 crores.

APPENDIX I
TRENDS IN TRADE MARKS APPLICATIONS FOR LAST S YEARS

2013-142014-152015-16

2016-172017-18

FILED

2,00,005

2,10,501

2,83,060

2,78,170

2,72,974

EXAMINED

2,03,086

1,68,026

2,67,861

5,32,230

3,06,259

REGISTERED

67,796

41,58365,045

2,50,070

3,00,913

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF TRENDS IN TRADE MARKS APPLICATIONFOR LASTS YEARS
600,000
500,000

400,000• nLEO

300.000

8 EXAMINEO

200,000

REGISTERCO

100,000
0
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

INCREASED OUTPUT IN PUBLICATION OF TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS IN TM
JOURNAL

APPENDIX IINUMBER OF TRADE MARKS PUBLISHED DURING LAST FIVE YEARSSl.No.

Year

No. of Trade Marks published in the Journal

1

2013-14

67,7962

2014-1581959

3

2015-161174084

2016-173336735

2017-18423030

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS PUBLISHEDDURING LAST S YEARS

No. of Trade Marks published i1n the
Journal500.000
400,000
300,000• No of Trade Marks publasltc-d

200,000

1100.00:

tn tile Jour rtal

II I
2013-14 2014-152015-162016-172017-18

APPENDIXIDDETAILSOFOPPOSITION/RBCTD'ICATIONAPPLICATIONS

FILED

AT

VARIOUS OFFICES FROM lBT APRIL 2017 TO 31BT MARCH 2018 AifD

DISPOSAL THEREOF

casea

Place of hearing

Oppoaitioas/ rectiflcatlou
61ed

disposed

1

AHMEDABAD

6228

6161

2

CHENNAI

7414

7361

3

DELHI

4

KOLKATA

17065
2421

16633
2406

5

MUMBAI

9591

8970

6

IRDMSION

731

4

Total

43450

41535

20000 ..,
15000

10000

1

• Oppositions/recti
fications filed• cases disposed0

TRADE MARKS REGISTERED DURING LAST FIVE YEARS
Year

Number of Trade Marks Registered1

2013-14

67,7962

2014-1541583

3

2015-1665045

42016-172500705

2017-18

300913

Sl. No.

Number of Trade Ma r ks Registered350.000
300.000
250.000
200.000
150.000

Nu mb~rof Trad~

100.000

M arks Regar., ~r ~d50,0000
2013-14201 4-152015-162016-1 72017-1 8

CHAPTER-VIGEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONSINTRODUCTION
The Geographical Indications Registry is set up for administration of theGeographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act. 1999 with theobject to provide registration and better protection of geographical indications relating
to goods. The GI Registry is situated at Chennai..

The Registry has started receiving GI applications for Registration since 15th
September 2003. The Registry has received a total number of 613 (Six Hundred &thirteen) GI Applications as on March 31, 2018.
The Registry has also started receiving GI Authorised User applications from May
2009 and the Registry has received 4720 (Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty)
GI Authorised User Applications as on March 31,2018.
A total of 320 (Three Hundred and Twenty) Geographical Indications (Gis) havebeen registered since 15tb September 2003. A total number of 2699 (Two Thousand Six
Hundred and Ninety Nine) GI Authorised User certificates have been issued.
From April 01, 2017 to March 31, 2018, the Office has received 38 Geographical
Indications Applications and 823 Geographical Indications Authorised User
Applications, 25 Geographical Indications and 1233 Geographical Indications
Authorised Users have been registered.
The Registry has been organizing Awareness programmes throughout India topromote registration of the Indian Gis. The sectors being focused on are tea, coffee,
spices, agriculture & horticulture products, handloom products, handicrafts, textiles,
processed food items, dairy products, natural goods, spirits and wines.
Geographical Indications Application Status as on March 31, 2018
Total Number of GI Applications Filed
Total Number of GI Applications Advertised
Total Number of GI Applications Registered

613
330
320

Status wise breakup of Gl Applications Received till March 31, 2018
GI Applications Registered
GI Applications Pending
GI Applications Other disposals
Total GI Applications Received

320

261
32
613

Status-wise breakup of Gl Applications received as
on March 31, .2 018
Gl Applications
Other disposals
32----

Gl Applk:atfons~320

Year-wise breakup of Gl Applications filed as on March 31, 2018Year
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-072007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-132013-142014-152015-16
2016-172017-18

No. of Applications
6
29
16
33
37
44
40
27
148
24
75
47
17
32
38

Year-wise breakup of Gl Applications filed as on March 31, 2018148

• No. ofGI Applications

160

140
120
100
75

80

60
32

29

40

38

Goods wise break up of GI Applications as per Sec. 2 (f) of the GI Act, 1999 filed as
on March 31, 2018

Goods as per sec. 2 (f) GI Act,1999
Handicraft (including Textiles)
Agricultural
Manufactured
Foodstuff
NaturalNo GI Applications
Received
283
137
141
45
7

NoGI
Applications
Registered
198
89
19
13
1

613

294

Total

Goods wise breakup of Gl Applications received as on
March 31, 2018
• No Gl Applications Received

DB

•

283

137

Handicraft(including
Textiles)Agricultural

I• No Gl Applications Registered
1!1

11

r -1

l

I

141

Manufactured

45

7

Foodstuff

NaturalState- wise Registered Gl's as on March 31, 2018
State
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
GujaratHimachal Pradesh
India (Basmati)
Jammu & Kashmir
Kamataka
KeralaMadhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
MizoramNagaiand
OdishaPondicherry
PunjabRajasthan
SikkimTamilNadu
Telangana
TripuraUttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
ForeignNo. ofGI

18
1
6

11
5
1
13
6

1
7
39
27
9

30
4

2
1
3
15
2
1
14
1
28
14
1
25
01
21
13

Year -wise breakup of Gl AU Applications Received as on
March 31, 2018
• No. of Gl AU Applications

1548

1600
1400
1070

1200
1000

823

800

600
400

200
0

~ ~~ ~~ ft ~~ ~ ,{1{~ t:f~~ ~~ ~rV> ~~ ~~ <?~'o '<!~ ~~fb,._,c§l ,._,a-' ,._,t§J ,..,~ ,..,~ ,._,a-' ,._,a-'- ~~ ~~ ~~ ,..,(;l"'\; ~".; ,..,(;l~ ~~ ,..,(;l~Gl Authorised User Application Status as on March 31, 2018
Number of GI Authorised User Applications Registered
Number of GI Authorised User Applications Examination
Number of GI Authorised User Applications Pre - Examination
Number of GI Authorised User Applications Advertised
Number of GI Authorised User Applications Opposition
Total Number of Gl Authorised User Applications

2699
1012
602
406
1
4720

Goods wise breakup of GI AU Applications as on March 31, 2018
Goods as per sec. 2 (f) GI
Act,1999
Handicraft (including
Textiles)Agrlcultural
Manufactured
Foodstuff
NaturalTotal

No GI AU Applications
Received

No GI AU Applications
Registered

2706
1942
56
15
1
3897

1376
1258
56
9
0
2699

Goods wise breakup of Gl AU Applications
as on March 31, 2018
• No Gl AU Applications Received• No Gl AU Applications Registered0CHAPTER· VII

COPYRIGHTS
Introduction
The copyrights are administered under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957,
which has been amended from time to time to make the law consistent with the rapid
development in technology. Copyright is the right of an owner of a work to control theuses of the work and financially benefit from its exploitation. Such work is a creation ofhuman intellect in the form of literature, artistic, dramatic, musical, sound recording or
cinematograph films.
Functioning of Copyright Office

The Copyright Office was established in 1958 under section 9(1) of the CopyrightAct, 1957. The Registrar of Copyrights bas quasi-judicial powers in handling cases
relating to copyright The main function of the Copyright Office is to undertake
registration of copyright. The Register of Copyright maintained by the Copyright Officeprovides information regarding works registered under the Copyright Act, 1957 to thegeneral public. In addition to it, facilities like inspection of the Register of Copyrights,
change in particulars, taking extracts thereof, administration of Copyright Societies etc.
is also within the domain of the Copyright Office.
As provided under section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957, copyright subsists in thefollowing classes of works:(i) Original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works;(ii) Cinematographic films; and(iii) Sound Recording
Acquisition of copyright is automatic and it does not require any formality.
Copyright comes into existence as soon as a work is created and no formality is required
to be completed for acquiring copyright. However, as per section 48 of the Act,certificate of registration of copyright and the entries made therein serve as prima facie
evidence in a court of law with reference to dispute relating to ownership of copyright.

The details regarding registration procedure including application form and fee
structure, relevant extracts of Copyright Rules, 2013 are available on copyright website
i.e. http: 1/copyri~.g:oy.in/
Ownership of Copyright
The rights conferred by the copyright law are exclusive albeit for a limited period.
Any use of work without authorization/permission of the owner of work may amount toinfringement of the copyright. (Certain limitations & exceptions are provided under the
Copyright Act). The law also ensures that once a period of holding exclusive rights isover, the general public should have free access to the work
The Copyright Societies
The following are the copyright societies registered in India:• Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA)- for singers performing rights.
• Indian Reprographic Rights Organization (IRRO) - for photographic works.
• Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS)- For musical work and literarywork associated with such musical work.
International Conventions/ TreatyI Agreements
To secure protection to Indian work in foreign countries, India became a member tothe following International Conventions on copyright and neighboring (related) rights:• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works• Universal Copyright Convention• Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement• Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually
Impaired Persons (VIPs) & Persons with Print Disabilities
The Work Scenario in Copyright Office
Towards a major achievement, the Copyright Office has taken various steps toreduce the pendency of applications and accordingly, the pendency has been reduced to
one month excluding the mandatory waiting period of one month. In order to increasetransparency and stakeholder's participation, the Copyright office has started to display
the applications received on its website on a monthly basis. The applicants can also
track the status of their application online.

Further, the Discrepancy Letter and the Register of Copyrights (R.O.C) are now
being transmitted to the Applicant via emails registered on www.copyright.gov.in. The
applicants can also upload their response against the discrepancy letter by using their
Copyright login account
Copyright Office has published the Practice and Procedure Manual for examinationof Literary, Artistic, Musical, Sound Recording and Cinematograph Films.

Z. Trends in Copyrights
During the year 2017-2018, a total number of 17841 applications were received
and 34388 applications were examined. During examination, the discrepancies observed
were communicated to the applicants for rectification. The number of Register ofCertificates (R.O.C) generated in 2017-2018 was 19997 which have increased over 5
times as compared to the year 2016-2017 where only 3596 R.O.C were generated.
The statistical data for 2017-2018 are given in the following table:

Year

Total
applications
received

Total
application
examined

Register Of
Copyright(ROC)
generated

Discrepant
letters issued

Total
Disposal

2016-17

16617

16584

3596

12988

5444

2017-18

17841

34388*

19997

29309

39799**This indudes 8642 applications for which work is not received

Highlight of the Year•

Issued certificate ofregistration to Indian Performing Rights Societ;y as a CopyrightSociet;y for doing business of granting licences in respect of musical work andliterary work associated with musical work.

•

Pendency reduced to nearly one month excluding the mandatory one month
waiting period.

CHAPTER- VIIISEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITSLAYOUT DESIGN REGISTRY
1. Introduction:

This chapter presents the Annual Report about the activities performed by
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Registry (SICLDR) under section
88 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act 2000.
The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act 2000 provides
protection for semiconductor IC layout designs. Semiconductor Integrated circuits
are fabricated from a complex series of layers of semiconductors, metals, dielectrics(insulators) and other materials on a substrate. The Act and Rules made there underrefer to the three dimensional configuration of these layers as an integrated circuit
layout The criteria for registration of an integrated circuit layout design are, that itshould be:• Original• Distinctive• Capable of distinguishing from any other layout design• Have not been commercially exploited anywhere in India or in a convention
country.
2. Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Registry (SICLDR)
It is the office where the applications on Layout Designs of integrated circuits
are filed for registration of created IPR. The jurisdiction of this Registry extends tothe whole of India. The Registry, as per the guidelines laid down in the
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design (SICLD) Act 2000 and the
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design (SICLD) Rules 2001, examines thelayout designs of the Integrated Circuits and issues the Registration Certificate tothe original layout designs of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits.

The administration of the SICLD Act, 2000 and the SICLD Registry was under theControl of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) but by
notification dated 17th March, 2016, the administration of the SICLD Act, 2000 and
the SICLD Registry was transferred to Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and brought under thecontrol of Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. The
SICLD Registry is now functioning from Boudhik Samapada Bhawan, Dwarka, New
Delhi.

3. Achievements :Prior to 2017-18, two (2) Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Designs havebeen registered. During the reporting year, two (2) Layout Design applications
have been received for registration in 2017-18, both from liT, Delhi and theexamination report has been sent to the applicant. The registry publishes weekly
e-journals on its website.

4. Manpower Structure ofSICLD Registry
The following posts have been created in the SICLD Registry:
Sl.
NO.
1.

Name of the Post

No. of Post (s)Registrar

One

Pre-Revised
Scale of Pay with GP
PB4+GPRs. 8700

2.

Technical Officer

One

PB2+GP Rs. 5400

3.

Private SecretaryOne

PB2+GP Rs. 4600

Orders of Posts
creationno.
Order
1(6)/2012-pers.I
dated 27/05/2013
POA No.35481 dated
19/04/2016
POA No.35481 dated
19/04/2016

S. Annual Accounts for the Financial Year 2017-18
There is one (1) Crore budget head for the SICLD Registry at Department ofIndustrial Policy and Promotion.

CHAPTER-IX

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
Introduction
On September 7, 1998, India deposited instrument of accession to twointernational treaties with WIPO in Geneva. These two treaties, namely, Parts
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT) are binding on India from December 7, 1998.
The PCT provides for filing of a single international application in one language, having
effect in each of the countries party to the PCT which the applicant designates in his
application for patent protection. The great advantage offered by the PCT is that it
simplifies procedures and reduces costs for patent protection in multiple countries
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is administered by the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) that provides the applicants from member countries, a facility forfiling a single international application for grant of a patent in 152 countries of theworld. It also has the additional benefits of providing an International Search Report(ISR), and an International Preliminary Examination Report (IPER) before entering thenational phase in each individual country. The ISR and IPER are established according
to high quality internationally regulated standards, by one of the Patent Offices of theworld that are highly experienced in examining patent applications and that have been
specially appointed by WIPO to carry out International search and preliminary
examination.
1. Indian Patent Office as Receiving Office under the PCT:

India became a member of PCT and the Indian Patent Office (IPO) started functioning as
Receiving Office since 1998. Under the PCT an applicant who is a national or resident ofIndia can file an International Application under the PCT either through Receiving Office- India (RO/IN) or through the Receiving Office of the International Bureau (RO/IB) of
WIPO.

a) Ftllng trend of lntemattonal Appllcatlons by natlonalsjresldents of India throughRO/IN and RO/IB.
RO/IN
Year

Type of Applicant

RO/IB
Total

Type of Applicant

Total

Grand
Total

Individual Legal

Individual Legal

entityentity2013-14 248

568

816

134

427

561

1377

2014-15 235

566

801

145

469

614

1415

2015-16 234

459

693

226

485

711

1404

2016-17 472

272

744

276

523

799

1543

2017-18 274

490

764

360

577

937

1701

b) Ftllng of applications through ePCT:
RO/IN provides the facility to file an International Application either on paper at thecounters of Patent Offices at Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata or electronicallythrough the ePCT filing Portal offered by the WlPO. Filing through ROfiB can also bemade on paper or electronically using ePCT. The facility to file International
Applications in RO/IN electronically through ePCT was started from 15th November
2014.

International Applications filed to RO/IN electronically through ePCT
Year

NumberShare of total filing at RO /IN

2014-15

215

27%

2015-16308

44%

2016-17473

64%

2017-1866988%c) Electronic Processln& apd tlmellpess;
RO/IN utilizes the ePCT for further processing of International Applications and sends
the Record Copies and Search Copies electronically through ePCT. These functions havebeen centralized at IPO Delhi since April2017. eSearch Copies are sent to 6 out of7 ISAs

declared competent by RO/IN for indian applicants. The timeliness in sending Record
Copies to the International Bureau of WIPO within the prescribed time limit of 4 weeks
from the International Filing Date improved remarkably from 66% in 2016-17 to 96% in

2017-18.

2.

Top ten PCT filin1 b)': Indian applicants (RO/If!O in 2017-2018'
Appllcant Name [EN]Sl. No.

Total filing

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10

41
34
29
15
14
10
10
09
09
08

COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCHINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYTELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON [PUBL]
MSN LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED, R&D CENTERMERIL LIFE SCIENCES PVT LTD
SUN PHARMAADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITEDMYLAN LABORATORIES LIMITEDCIPLA LIMITEDSAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

IPO as ISA and IPEA under the PCTThe Indian Patent Office achieved the recognition by WIPO to function as an
International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority under the PCT andstarted functioning from 15th October 2013. Currently, IPO receives Search Copies and
Demands from PCT applicants who are nationals/residents of India and Iran. As regards
the number of Search Copies received, IPO was at the 12th position among the 22 Patent
Offices functioning as ISA/IPEA under the PCT during the year 2017-18. As per WIPO IP
Statistics Database, 66% of the Indian applicants chose IPO as ISA during the year, eventhough the RO /IN has declared 6 other ISA/IPEAs as competent ISA/IPEA for the Indian
applicants.

a) Details of Search Copies received In ISA/IN
Year

Filed

Disposed

Withdrawn

Pending2013-14

135

18

1

116

2014-15

519

502

4

129

2015-16

711

621

1

218

2016-17

940

983

0

175

2017-18

1213

1156

1

231

b) Details of Demands received in IPEA/IN

Year
2013-142014-152015-16
2016-172017-18

Filed
0
11
24

30
49

Disposed
0
0
14
28
29

Withdrawn
0
1
1
1
0

Pending
0
10
19
20
40

c) Ouality Mana&ement System jn ISA!IPEA

IPO established a Quality Management System for ISA/IPEA as prescribed by theInternational Search and Preliminary Examination Guidelines under the PCT. During theyear 2017-18, IPO further strengthened the functions to ensure better quality andtimeliness of the reports. The Quality Cell of ISA/IPEA comprised of Examiners andControllers of different subject specialization checks the quality of the reports before
they are established and sent to applicant and WIPO.
d) TlmeUness;

The timeliness in establishing the reports was 97-100% during the year. 1121 reports outof a total of 1156 reports established during 2017-18 were established within theprescribed time limit of 3 months from date of receipt of Search Copy. The few reports,
which crossed the timelines due to lack of unity of invention or other unforeseen issues,
were also established in few weeks time beyond the prescribed time limit so that thereports are available to the applicant well before the 18 month publication. IPO sends
the international search and PRELIMINARY examination reports by email if provided by
the applicants and transmits the reports to WIPO through PCT-EDI, the securetransmission channel established with WIPO. The reports were communicated to theapplicants immediately on the date of establishment of the reports.
e) PubUcatLon of Search 5ttateldes;

IPO started sharing Search Strategies for publication on Patentscope Search Portal of
WIPO for the international applications for which reports are established since
1.1.2018. India is the seventh International Authority among 23 Authorities to start thisservice. This is a great step by IPO towards transparency and accountability providing
confidence to the applicants in the services provided by IPO.The full Search Strategies
are useful for the applicant as well as the Examiners of other offices to assess the level

of effort taken by the Examiner in ISA to find the dtations and also to establish trust
among the applicants.
f) Agpljcants in ISAIIPEA:

The applicants of PCT International Applications who are nationals/residents of India
and Iran can select the Indian Patent Office as ISA/IPEA The type of Indian applicants
choosing IPO as ISA/IPEA include individual inventors, Start ups, premier research
institutions, universities, Indian multi-national conglomerates, Indian units of foreign
multi-national firms and foreign finns with Indian inventors or Indian companies as coapplicants. Few of the major companies choosing ISA/IN include Reliance Industries
Limited, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, TATA Chemicals Ltd., Indian Institute ofTechnology,

TVS

Motor

Company

Limited,Reliance

Jioinfocomm

Ltd.,

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), MSN Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, Laurus Labs Private
Limited, Shilpa Medicare Limited, Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited and Indian
Institute Of Science.
SrNo
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11

Top 10 companies filine: in ISAJIN dorine: 2017-2018
Company Name

Total

TVSMOTORCO~ANYL~D

44

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYRELIANCE GroupTELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LIMITEDMSN LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITEDTATAGroup
MERIL LIFE SCIENCES PVT LTD
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCECELLIX BIO PRNATE LIMITED
ruBILANT GENERICS L~D

35
30
27
24
16
15
11
10

9
9

g) Search Copies and Demands received from Iran;

During the year 2017-18, ISA/IN received 86 Search copies and IPEA/IN received 3
Demands from applicants who are residents/nationals of Iran.
Search copies received from 1 April To 31 March From IR in ISA
Year
Total
2013-20140
2014-20158
2015-201634
2016-201724
2017-2018
86
Total
152

CHAPTER-X

MADRID SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONALREGISTRATION OF MARKSINTRODUCTION
The Madrid system provides one single procedure for the registration of trademarks inseveral member countries. It is governed by two treaties namely, 'the Madrid Agreement
concerning the international registration ofmarks' (briefly lmown as Madrid Agreement) and the'Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement' (briefly lmown as Madrid Protocol). These treaties

are administered by the International Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

BACKGROUND OF INDIA'S ACCESSION TO THE MADRID PROTOCOL•On February 8th of 2007, the Union Cabinet gave its approval to the India's accession to
the Madrid Protocol concerning the International Registration of Marks•On September 21st of 2010, the Trade Marks Act 1999 was amended by the Trade Marks(Amendment) Act 2010

• The Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2013 were published in the Gazette, on January
14th of2013• The provisions of the Madrid Protocol came into force in India since July 8th, 2013.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MADRID SYSTEM IN INDIA

Creation of International Registration wing
An International Registration wing was set up at the Head Office of the Trade Marks

Registry at Mumbai. This wing mainly discharges its responsibilities as the Office ofOrigin under
the Madrid System in respect of applications for international registration received from Indian
entrepreneurs. This wing also functions as office of the designating Contracting Party under the
Madrid System in respect of international registrations where India has been designated forprotection of the mark by the foreign applicant The Indian office examines the mark underinternational registration under Madrid System and follows further procedures as a national
application in India and in case, the mark under international registration is not qualified forregistration in India the Indian office issues refusals of protection of the mark in India.

Procedure for international registration .under
the Mad rid Protocol
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STATUS OF FUNCfiONS UNDER MADRID SYSTEM

During the year 2017-18, WIPO has notified to Indian Office a total of 47263
international registrations seeking protection of trademarks in India. The Indian Trade Marks
Registry examines such designations as national applications filed with Indian office on a datesame as the date of respective international registrations
During the reporting year, objections for protection of respective marks in India(pursuant to office objections) were communicated in the form of provisional refusals to the
WIPO in respect of 26883 marks and provisional refusals based on third party oppositions weresent to WIPO in respect of 833 cases. After completing all the procedures, the Grant ofProtection were issued in respect of 16925 marks under international registration forprotection in India.
During the same period, the Indian office has received 841 applications for international
registration of trademarks under the Madrid System, out of which 751 applications have beenverified certified and forwarded to the WIPO. Out of these applications 562 marks wereregistered at the level of the WIPO.

Revenue generated
The Indian office gets revenue from the WIPO in respect of the applications
for international registration under Madrid System where protection of the mark issought in India and also in respect of renewal of such international registrations.
During the year 2017-18, the Indian office has received CHF 1958957 fromthe WIPO and accordingly Rs 129572873 has been credited to the account of theRegistrar of Trademarks.
Such international registrations are treated at par with national applications
and a corresponding national number is allotted to the international registrations
for the pw-pose of examination and further processing. The Indian representative ofholder of suchinternational registration

depositsfee

formiscellaneous

requests/applications, etc. as national applicants.
In addition to above, the Indian office also gets revenue as handling fee in respectof applications for international registration originating from India.
During the year 2017-18, the Indian office has received Rs 1100000 as
handling fee for such international applications.

CHAPTER-XIRAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (RGNIIPM)
AND PATENT INFORMATION SYSTEM {PIS) AND
The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGNIIPM) is a
National Centre of Excellence for training, management, research and education in thefield of Intellectual Property Rights. At present, the institute caters to the need oftraining of Examiners of Patents & Designs, Trademarks, IPO officials, IP Professionals,
IP Managers, University, R&D scientists, Students, etc. in the country and imparts
awareness to the IP- user community.
OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of RGNIIPM is to impart training and create awareness on
IPR. The RGNIIPM endeavours to cater to the needs of an Intellectual Property (IP)regime that is in line with the global norms:> To identify and fulfil internal training needs of IP offices and organizing training
and refresher courses, judicial training for Intellectual Property office,> To implement the objective of National IPR policy by creating awareness invarious organisations including universities, educational institutions etc.,> Training of individuals, IP professionals, IP mangers, R&D scientist etc.& help
them to set up IP cell, IP Policy etc.

> To conduct short term International training programs> To impart Basic education to user communities, Government functionaries andstake holders involved in creation, commercialization and management ofIntellectual property rights,> To act as a nodal agency in training and education of IPR in the country to alltypes of IP stakeholders on its own and in collaboration with prominentorganizations,

TRAINING PROGRAMMESRGNIIPM is conducting Comprehensive Training program for followings:> Newly recruited IPO officials (Patent, Trademarks etc.),> Refresher programs for IPO officials,> Judicial Training for IPO officials,> Short term Public Training programs on IP,> Seminars/workshops for university, institutions, organisations, firms> International Training program with WIPO& other organisation
Achievement during 2017-18

RGNIIPM has conducted 94 programmes on IPR- training and workshops, seminars
during the year 2017-18 which includes 2 departmental training programmes, 2International programmes, 24 programmes of 1-day, 12 programmes of 2-days, 8
programmes of3-days, 9 programmes oft-week (5-days), 10 Programmes of6-days, 26
nos. of Free Workshop and one (1) paid workshop apart from the public programmes.
During 2017-18, in order to compliance with National IPR Policy, RGNIIPM has
conducted series of training/workshop, where many participants were trained in IP
procedures. The Faculties for Training Courses were experts in Intellectual Property
Rights from the Indian Patent Office, the Trade Marks Registry and also from wellknown organizations in the country including leading IP attorneys, professors, IP
experts etc.The revenue earned by this office was Rs 3091704/- during the 2017-18 andmoving upward gradually.
DETAILS OF PUBLIC PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED FROM 2013-14 TO 2017-18

1
clay

2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018

DaraUon oftraiDbur: prouamme
z
3
5
6

z

For EDmlners ofiPO
430
6Days week
WeekIntern

Total

Reve

Awarenes aUonal
sl'rop"am. Progrfor Public amme

Seminar/

Prop"

nue

amme

clays

clays

day

Days

--

10

--

2

--

--

2

--

--

--

14

663484

--

6

4

2

--

--

--

--

6

--

18

1091915

7

12

7

5

--

--

--

--

22

--

53

2742450

31

8

..

8

.

1

..

..

4

42(3+39)5

99

2760663

24

12

8

9

10

-

1

--

1

27

2

94

3091704

week

Workshop(s)26-Free&
1-paidReven e

No of Programme
110

35000 0

00

3000

eo

25 0000
20 00 060
001500000 4------- ~ - - - - - -

.i!O

000 0
500 00

0

0

PUBLIC TRAINING AT RGNIIPM, NAGPURa]
An Introduction to IPR/IP Management [1 Day]in this various topics likeintroduction to IPR, Patentability Criteria, Patent proceedings, were carried out in brief.
Processing of Patent Application and its Proceedings [2/3 Day]
During the 2/3 days training programme, the topics related to Importance of IPR,
Patentability criteria, Patent application filling procedure, provisional and complete
specification, contents of patent specification, e-filing, PCT procedure, were covered.

b]c]Patenting System in India [5 Day]
This program has been split into 1/2/3/5-days; so that if anyone wishes toattend the training programme as per their topic of interest, he/she can choose thedays, wherein all the major aspects of patent like, Introduction to IPR, processing,
Patentability criteria, filing procedure, international filling procedure, contents of patent
specification, claims, drafting of patent specification, opposition, patent search etc.
d]Specialized programme on Designs, Trade Marks, Copyright, Geographical
Indications and filing procedure [1/2 Day]which covers brief processing of Designs,
Trade Marks, Copyright, Geographical Indications.

DETAILS OF PROGRAMS DURING 2017-18
1]

DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES

During the year 2017-18, apart from the general public training programme,
2 deparbnental training programmes for newly recruited Examiners were conductednamely, 1 for Patent for 6 week duration & 2nd for Trade Marks for 4 week duration.
Details are as4th batch of newly recruited 16 Examiners of Patents& Designs were trained during theperiod from 20th Mar to 28th April2017 at RGNIIPM, Nagpur.

Newly recruited 48 Trade Marks Examiners training program during the period
from 7thAugto 11tSept'2017

Cultural programs and outdoor activities during training
Intellectual Property Day( IP-day) on 26th April' 2017:
On 26th April, 2017, RGNIIPM has celebrated the World IP day and organised a
programme which was jointly conducted by RGNIIPM, MNLUN and CII, where thefaculty members shared and briefed the importance of creative works which areproduced around the world

Workshop(s) on IPR: RGNIIPM, Nagpur during the year 2017-18, has organised 27
nos. workshops in-bouse & outside Nagpur, so as improve the awareness in the field of
IPRs at various educational institutions, universities etc.

In the above context, one free workshop on 'Bhavishya Training" was conducted
wherein the Under Secretary, Mr.Manoj Kumar, DOPPW and Mr.Rajesh Kumar, NIC, New
Delhi were the Guest faculty for the said programme, wherein total of 45 participants
attended the same, which was appreciated and good response.
Hindi Pakhwada: Hindi Pakhwada was observed wherein all the officials have actively
participated in the said programmes during the pakhwada wherein the officials were
instructed to incorporate the usage of hindi in their routine workIndependence day, Replublic Day,Fire testing Day& Yoga day are celebrated by
RGNIIPMInternational Programmes: During the year following international programs
were conducted at RGNIIPM Nagpura)One week WIPO-INDIA training programme for Asian countries Patent
Examiner on Patent Search & examinadon:

One special training programme was organised by the WIPO in cooperation withRGNIIPM for Asian Countries on Patent Search and Examination at RGNIIPM during
25-29th September 2017, wherein resource person namely Mr.TshimangaKongolo
from WIPO were the Guest faculties & experts from IPO & renowned IP attorneydelivered the sessions.

b)

Two week WIPO-India Summer School on IP:

WIPO-India has conducted the 2 week International level summer school programat RGNIIPM in collaboration with WIPO and MNLUN, Nagpur was conducted during
the period from 6th to 1711!. November 2017 wherein total of 48 participants wereparticipated (inclusive of Indian & Foreign).

PATENT INFORMATION SYSTEMThe Patent Information System (PIS) was established in 1980 by the Governmentof India at Nagpur with the objective to obtain and maintain a comprehensive collectionof patent specification and patent related literature on worldwide basis to meet theneeds of technological information of various users in R&D establishments, Governmentorganizations, Industries, businesses, Inventors and other users and to provide

technological information contained in patents through search services and supply of
copies of patent specifications.

SERVICES OF PIS:
The List of Services which was offered by PIS was as under:•••

State of Art Search
Bibliographic Search
Patent Copy Supply Service (PIS)

DETAILS OF OFFICERS AND STAFF STRENGTH OF PATENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
AND RGNIIPM AS ON 31st MARCH, 2018
SI.

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Nameofpost
Senior Documentation Officer
Office Superintendent
Senior Documentation AssistantJunior Hindi Translator
Stenographer Grade I
Store AssistantJunior Reprography Assistant
Assistant Superintendent
Stenographer Grade II
Shelf AssistantUpper Division Clerk
Receptionist
Data Entry Operator
Lower Division Clerk
Hindi Typist
Multi-Tasking Staff
Total

Sanctioned
Strength1

Working
Strength
1

1

1

1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
1
6
28

1
1
1
1
3
1
0

1
3
1
2

3
1
4

25

CHAPTER-XII
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Office of the CGPDTM took several initiatives to promote bilateral as well as
multilateral cooperation at the international level. Such cooperation leads to better
understanding of the practices followed by different IP Offices in the world. The Officeof CGPDTM actively participates in the discussions held at the WIPO and otherinternational fora.
In order to deal with international matters in a more systematic manner, a division
dealing with such matters related to international affairs was revamped in the year
2016-17. For efficient coordination, the 'International Mfairs Division' was placed under
the leadership of the Senior Joint Controller of Patents and Designs, who reports to theController General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
During the reporting year, new MoUs and work plans at bilateral level with the
IP Offices of other countries were signed and activities under the existing MoUs andwork plans were executed. The details of activities carried out during the year are
mentioned below.
2. COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN INTELLECI'UAL PROPERTY OFFICE
During the reporting year, a Memorandum of Understanding was agreed to
between the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce &Industry, Government of India and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Amongother things, the MoU provides for cooperation with regard to raising the level of IP
awareness, exchange of best practices on IP with industry, universities, research anddevelopment organizations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),
automation and modernization projects, how traditional knowledge is protected andthe exchange of best practices related thereto, traditional knowledge related databases, IP related training.

The CEO of Canadian Intellectual Property Office visited the Indian IP Officeduring the month of November 2017. This visit provided an opportunity to both the
Offices to interact closely and contributed to better understanding of each other's IP
systems.
3. COOPERATION WITH EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

The previous work plan between the Office of CGPDTM and the European Patent
Office had expired and consequently in the month of December 2017 a new work plan
was signed between the Offices during the visit of Mr.Raimund Lutz, Vice President,
European Patent Office to IPO, Delhi. The work plan provides for cooperation intraining related activities, search databases including the databases related to
traditional knowledge such as the TKDL, IP awareness programs.
4.

COOPERATION WITH JAPAN PATENT OFFICE

The previous work plan between the Office of CGPDTM and the Japan Patent
Office had expired and consequently in the month of May 2017 a new work plan was
signed between the Office of CGPDTM and the JPO during the visit of Deputy
Commissioner of JPO to Mumbai. The new work plan provides for cooperation in training
related activities, classification related activities, information technology, awarenessetc.
S. COOPERATION WITH IP OFFICE OF TAJIKISTANA delegation from the National Centre for Patents and Information of the
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan visited the IPO,
Dwarka, New Delhi as part of a study visit in the month of October 2017. During thevisit, meetings of the delegation of Republic of Tajikistan were arranged with the IT
Team, PCT ISA/IPEA team, quality control team in order to explain the processes
followed in India in order to highlight the areas of mutual interest to both the sides.

6. COOPERATION WITH SWEDISH PATENT AND REGISTRATION OFFICEIn the month of May 2017, Ms. Susanne AsSivborg. Director General, Swedish
Patent and Registration Office, Sweden visited India and met the Controller General of
Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, India. Discussion was held on the Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the Swedish Patent and Registration Office of the Kingdom of
Sweden and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce &Industry, Government of India. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed during
the month of September 2017 upon approval ofthe Cabinet
The MoU establishes a wide ranging and flexible mechanism for developing andfurthering cooperation activities between the Parties in the field of Intellectual
Property (IP) and information technology services related to this field.

7. COOPERATION WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM
During the financial year 2016-17, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was
signed between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and the Intellectual
Property Office of the United Kingdom (UKIPO). In the month of June 2017, a work planunder the MoU was signed in respect of calendar years 2017-18.
The work plan provides for cooperation on wide ranging activities including
sharing of best practices in the field of training, examination related procedures,information technology, awareness generation, etc.
8. WIPO-INDIAACTION PLAN 2017-18
During the reporting year, WIPO-India Action Plan for the biennium 2017-18
was approved by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The action plan
provides for cooperation related to implementation of India's National IPR Policy,
capacity in matters related to PCT ISA/IPEA, Madrid Protocol, facilitating technology
transfer in key areas of interest to India, generating IP awareness, building cooperation

between the WIPO Worldwide Academy and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute ofIntellectual Property Management, Nagpur in the field of education, training andresearch in IP, etc.
9. WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLES 2017 AND BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE
SIDELINES

During October 2017, Sh. 0. P. Gupta, Controller General of Patents, Designs andTrade Marks, Dr. K. S. Kardam, Senior Joint Controller of Patents & Designs, Mr. S.D.
Ojha, Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, and
Mr. Parijat Saurabh, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs attended the WIPO
General Assemblies, BRICS HIPO meeting and bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the
WIPO General Assemblies.
Bilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of the WIPO General Assemblies withthe following offices:
1. Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom

2. INPI - IP Office of France
3. Austrian Patent Office
4. IP Office, Australia
5. Canadian IP Office
6. Swedish Patent and Registration OfficeDuring General Assemblies of WIPO, CGPDTM and Director General of WIPO also
signed Cooperation agreement on 5th October 2017 at Geneva Switzerland to facilitate
the exchange of data between these offices including Indian Patent documents, searchand examination reports through WIPO CASE and WIPO Digital Access Services (DAS)
to make priority documents available electronically. The Agreement covers cooperative
activities for the improvement of IP business services at the Office, including projects
for digitalization, data capture and data quality improvement, data exchange for the
dissemination of IP information, provision of business systems by WIPO for
digitization, document management, online search and any related systems or modules
and creation of national and/or regionallP databases.

lO.PCI' WORKING GROUP

In line with the continuous endeavour of the IP Office to streamline the officeprocedures with the help of information technology, the delegation of India appreciatedthe WIPO's ePCT which helps reduce paper filings. India also encouraged further
improvements in the ePCT system, especially with regard to payment of fees and more
complete processing of applications so as to reduce processing times and make thesystem more transparent.
Indian IP Office is also using the eSearchCopy service of WIPO for sending andreceiving search copies which makes the process of sending and receiving searchcopies more efficient Indian IP Office stated its commitment to promoting thetransmission of search copies through the eSearchCopy service.

Indian IP Office also supported fee reductions for various categories of applicantssuch as individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). startups, anduniversities and research institutions as it serves to achieve an objective to incentivize
them to promote their innovations and also encourage them to further promoteresearch and development activities.
The International Bureau started a netting pilot as a possible measure to reduce therisk of exposure of PCT fee income to movements in currency exchange rates. The IB
had started a netting pilot with the EPO involving the search fees collected by the
USPTO in its capacity as a receiving Office for the benefit of the EPO, the search feescollected by the International Bureau in its capacity as a receiving Office for the benefitof the EPO, the supplementary search fees collected by the International Bureau for the
benefit of the EPO, the international filing fee received at the EPO as a receiving Office
and any amounts under Rule 16.1(e) owing to or owed by the EPO to the International
Bureau. The first netting transaction was to take place on February 22, 2018 based ontransactions for January 2018. The receiving Office of India joined the pilot from April1,
2018 with the first netting transaction due to take place in May 2018.
With regard to TKDL, the Indian IP Office informed the working group that following
the in principle agreement by the Meeting of International Authorities to add the Indian
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) to the PCT minimum documentation, theGovernment of India was currently revising the terms and conditions in the accessagreement to the TKDL.The Indian Patent Office looked forward to sharing theagreement further with International Authorities after the revision.
11. BRICS-IPR COOPERATION:

The 8th BRICS HIPO (Head of Intellectual Property Offices) meeting was held on 6th &7th April, 2017 at New Delhi under India's Chainnanship which was chaired by Shri
O.P.Gupta , Controller General of Patents , Designs and Trade Marks and Gl. All Head of

IP offices from the BRICS countries led their delegation in this meeting. Altogether 17
participants from BRICS countries participated in the said event. Shri Rajiv Aggarwal,
Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerceand Industry, Government of India delivered the keynote address.
During the reporting year, State Intellectual Property Office of Peoples Republic ofChina ( SIPO ) was the chair the of the "BRICS IPR COOPERATION ROADMAP".
Accordingly SIPO also organized BRICS Examiner Training Programme at Beijing in
February 2018. The said training programme was attended by 3 Examiners of the'CGPDTM-India' office along with other Examiners from the IP Offices from Brazil,
Russia, China and South Africa. Shri Subendu Kundu, Deputy Controller of Patents &Designs attended the 'BRICS IP Coordination Group meeting' held at Beijing on behalf of
CGPDTM-India which was also held in in February 2018. A BRICS HIPO meeting washeld at Geneva, Switzerland in October 2017 on the sidelines of 57th WIPO General
Assemblies and was attended by the Head of IP offices of Brazil, China, Russia andSouth Africa along with their delegations. During the WIPO GA

12. India's participation in the 25111 Meeting of International Authorities and 8 111 Meeting of
the PCT Quality Subgroup

After starting the functions as ISA and IPEA in 2013, the Indian Patent Office has been
participating in the Meeting of the PCT Quality Subgroup and the Meeting of theInternational Authorities (MIA) held every year. In the meetings held at Madrid, Spainfrom 19th to 23rd February 2018, India was represented by Ms Rekha.V, Deputy
Controller of Patents & Designs. The topics of the PCT Quality Subgroup relates to the
Quality Management Systems (QMS) in place in the patent offices and ways to improve
quality in functioning as International Authorities under the PCT. MIA discusses thereforms to the PCT system.
a) Report on QMS

In the QMS Report of 2018, the Indian Patent Office highlighted the working of the
Quality Cell of ISA/IPEA and the timeliness maintained in establishing the international
reports. Another important milestone that was achieved in 2017-18 was publication of
Search Strategies of Examiners for the international reports established from 1st
January 2018. This is a major step in transparency in the international work done by
IPO.
b) Inclusion ofTKDL in PCT Minimum Documentation

India continued to pursue the proposal, first submitted in MIA 2015, to include India's
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) as part of the PCT Minimum
Documentation. TKDL, a digital documentation, the first of its kind, created by theGovernment of India, of the Indian traditional knowledge relating to Ayurveda, Unani,
Siddha and Yoga, in five international languages (English, German, French, Japanese andSpanish) is currently subscribed for patent search by the major patent offices across theworld and is the first TK database being proposed to be included in the PCT Minimum
Documentation. Some Authorities had raised concerns about certain clauses of the
TKDL Access Agreement regarding usage statistics, confidentiality and non-disclosure
requirements. In 2017-18, the IPO submitted a detailed working document to the Task
Force, including a revised draft of the access agreement In MIA 2018, India also gave apresentation highlighting the relevance of TKDL citations in avoiding erroneous grant ofpatents based on Indian TK as well as detailing the modifications in the TKDL Access
Agreement to overcome the concerns of certain Authorities. The matter is now underthe consideration of the PCT Minimum Documentation Task Force and IPO is taking
efforts to pursue the same for an early inclusion of TKDL in the PCT Minimum
Documentation

CHAPTER- XIIITRAINING PROGRAM AND OUTREACH ACTIVITY
1. Introduction:
The Government of India has continued its mission of developing skills and expertise among the
IP Officials and capacity building of IP offices, thus creating a strong base of human resource. To
this effect, training programmes for the patent examiners have been organized.The Office of
CGPDTM has taken initiative to conduct outreach programmes for the public as well as for R&D
Organizations, Scientific institutions universities and industry, Start ups, Innovation centers,
Enforcement Agencies, in cooperation with Industry Associations like FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM,PHDCCI, CWEI etc. The aim of these programmes was to create a comprehensive understandingof IP-related key issues and concerns, imparting knowledge and increasing awareness about IPR
protection and enforcement as well as empowering businesses to leverage IPR. The officers of
the Intellectual Property Office have been regular resource persons in the awareness programs
conducted by Universities, TIFAC, MSME, NRDC, and Industry Organisations such as FICCI, CII,
ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI, CWEI, etc.

2. National Awareness Programmes on behalf of Office of CGPDTM (2017-18)
During 2017-18, the Office had conducted programmes in collaboration with various industry
associations such as FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI.CWEI etc. for the following stakeholders:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Law Universities
Bar ASSOCIATIONS
Enforcement Agencies
Innovation Centers & Start ups
Copyright
Schools /Tinkering laboratories

Total114 programmes have been conducted. The break-up is provided in annexure 1 attachedherewith.
Annexure1
1

Law Universities

21

2

Bar ASSOCIATIONS

03

3

Enforcement Agencies

10

4Innovation Centers& Start ups

12s

Copyright

02

6

Schools/Tinkering laboratories

66

6

Total

114

IP- AWARENESS ACTIVITIES IN 2017-2018
In continuation with the goal of creating awareness on Intellectual Property and Innovation
Management, R&D Institutions and Universities 48 programmes have been successfully
conducted with Industry associations in the year 2017-2018. The list of the programmes whichhave been conducted is as follows:
Name ofIndustry
associations

Program organized by the Industry Associations in the year 2017-2018

University

Bar

fLaw

Association

Copyright

Start

up Enforcement

Total/Innovation

University

centers

en

02

-

-

-

02

04

PHD Chambers

04

01

01

03

01

10

CWEI

06

-

01

03

10

FICCI

OS

-

-

02

01

08

ASSOCHAM

04

02

01

06

03

16

Total

21

03

02

12

10

48

The summary of IPR awareness programs organized in Schools/Atal Tinkering Labs by each
Patent office is as follows.
Name of Patent Office

Programs Assigned to each

Program organized by each Patent

Patent offices foroffice in Schools/Atal Tinkering

Schools/Atal Tinkering Labs.

Labs.

Kolkata

30

28

Mumbai30

21

Chennai

30

12

New Delhi

30

05

Total

120

66

TotaliPRAwareness programs organized by the office ofCGPDTM in the year 2017-2018
is 114.

3. Participation of Oftidals in meeting at International forum, and training Programs
In India & Abroad
Sl.No

Training/Seminar/workshop/program attended

1

East Meets West forum scheduled to be held from OS-07 Vienna, Austria
April2017
IIPTI International Conference and HIPOC (Heads of Daejeon, RepublicIntellectual Property Office Conferencel11-14, April2017 of Korea
1 Qth Session of PCT Working Group and 30th Session of PCT Geneva
Committee for technical cooperation at Geneva from 8 - 12
May2017
Thaifex Trade Fare- 2017 held at Bangkok. Thailand from Bangkok.
31st May to 4d:l June 2017
Thailand
Fifth Session Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS), WIPO, Geneva,
29 May_- 2 June 2017 .
Switzerland
15th Session of the Working Group on the Legal Geneva,
Development of the Madrid System for the International Switzerland
Registration of Marks in Geneva from June 19-22, 2017
Regional Workshop on Patent Examination Quality Tokyo, Japan
Management june 21-23,2017
Visit to Alicante from 26-6-2017 to 30-06-2017 in process Alicante, Spain
to building of the platform for data sharing and Designview
implementation
26th session of WIPO's Standing Committee on Law of Geneva
Patents (SCP) in Geneva from July 3-6,2017
WIPO workshop on Patent Examination in the PCT Daejeon, Republic
National Phase in Daejeon, Republic of Korea from July 3 to of Korea
7, 2017
To attend Interactive session with the Enforcement Singapore
offidals from South Asia from August 10-12, 2017
To attend IP Executive Week organized by EPO and EUIPO Alicante, Spain
to be held from 10-13 July 2017 in Alicante, Spain
4 months Study-Cum-Research Fellowship Program to be Tokyo, Japan
held from 16th August to 15th December 2017 in Tokyo,
Japan
27th Session of the Program and Budget Committee Geneva
scheduled to be held from 11-15 September 2017 at
GenevaTo attend the twelfth session of the Advisory Committee
Genevaon Enforcement (ACE) from 4-6 September, 2017 in
Geneva.
WIPO Inter-Regional Seminar on Policies for the Singapore
Promotion for better use of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
CPCTl, WIPO Sinppore Office, September 11 to 13,2017
To attend Operational Patent Examination Training Tokyo, Japan
Program for Examiners of Patents scheduled to be heldfrom 12/09/2017 to 1/11/2017.
57th Series of Meeting of Assemblies of the Member states Geneva
ofWIPO from 1st October 2017 to 6th October 201757th Series of Meeting of Assemblies of the Member states Geneva
of WIPO from 2nd October 2 017 to 6th October 2017

2
3

4

s
6

7

8

9

10

11
12
13

14

15

16

17

18
19

Country visited

No. of Officials
Partldoated
1
2
2

2
1
1

2

3
1
2

1
1
1

1

1

1

4

2

20

Madrid Assembly meeting during 57th Series of Meeting of Geneva
Assemblies of the Member states ofWIPO from zud October
2017 to 11til October 2017

1

21

PCT Union Meetings during 57til Series of Meeting of Geneva
Assemblies of the Member states ofWIPO from zud October
2017 to Uti! October 2017
JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination Japan
Management held from 2m1 to lOti! November 2017 in
Tokyo, Japan

1

22

23

24

25

26

27
28

29
30
31

32

33

34

35

JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive Examination of
Designs scheduled to be held from 8 to 21st November
2017
JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive Examination ofTrade Marks to be held from 17to 30th November 2017 in
Tokyo, JapannRegional Training Course for Staff Members of IT
Divisions at the IP Offices of Emerging Countriesn Tokyo,
November 29 - December 6 2017
38th Session of Standing Committee on the Law ofTrademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical
Indications(SCT) from 30-10-2017 to 2-11-2017
27th Session of Standing Committee on Law of Patents[SCP) in Geneva from December, 11 to 14, 2017
JPO/IPR Training Course on
Managing IP at Tokyo, Japan held from 11th December
2017 to 20til December 2017.
VIsit to EUIPO office at Allcante, Spain from 18-20
December 2017
Anti-counterfeiting meeting
26 JANUARAY, 2018 to 02 FEBURARY, 2018
25th Session of Meeting of International authorities(PCT/MIA) under PCT from Februazy 21-23,2018 andQuality sub-group from 19-20 Februazy 2018 hosted by
the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office Institute in
Madrid, Spain.
Training Program and Patent Information Utilization
Workshop from February 5- 9, 2018 under
BRICS IP Coordination Program.
Sth Coordination Group Meeting scheduled to be held from
7-9 Februazy 2018 under BRICS IP Coordination Program
Heads ofiP Office (HIPO) and High Level Forum (HLF)
scheduled to be held from 19-23 February, 2018 at Tokyo,
Japan.
lOth Meeting of BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property
Offices (HIPO atChengdu, China) from March 26-27,2018

4

Japan

3

Japan

3

Tokyo, Japan

1

Geneva1

Geneva1

Japan, (Tokyo)

4

Alicante, Spain

3

Tokyo, Japan1

Reykjavik. Iceland

1

Beijing, China

3

Beijing, China

1

Tokyo, Japan

1

Chengdu, China

24.

WORLD IP DAY CELEBRATIONSNational Intellectual Property Awards 2017
National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards are conferred every year on the occasion ofWorld Intellectual Property Day by the Office ofCGPDTM and DIPP in association with CIT
in the field of patent, trademark, designs and geographical indications. The objective of
National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards is to recognize and reward individuals andenterprises for their creations and commercialization of IP which have contributed toharnessing the country's intellectual capital and creating IP eco-system that boosts creativity
and innovation. This year the programme was conducted on 26th April2017 at New DeJhi.
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Commerce and Industry, who was the Chief Guest on
the occasion of the Awards ceremony, graced the function and presented the awards to the IP
award winners.
List of Awardees for National IP Awards 2017:
THE Prize Category

S.N.

NAME
OF
APPLICANT

1

K RavindraShetty

2

7

ICAR-Indian
Agricultural Top R & D institution/organisation for Patents &Research InstituteCommercialization
TVSMotors
Top Public Limited Company I Private Limited
Company for Patents & Commercialization inIndia (Indian)
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Top Public Limited Company I Private Limited
Company for Patents & Commercialization inIndia (Foreign)
Tejas Networks Limited
Top Indian Private Company (MSME) for
Patents & Commercialization
Allinnov
Research& Top Start-up for IP Commercialization
Development Pvt Ltd.
Top Indian Company /Organization for Designs
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

8

BioconLtd

9

Human Welfare Association

10

Crime Branch,
Chandigarh

3

4

5
6

Top Individual for Patents & Commercialization

Top Indian Company for creating Global brand
Top Individual/ organization for Best facilitationof Registration of GI and Promotion of registered
GI in India.
Sector-3 Best Police Unit (District I zone in acommissionarate) for enforcement of IP in theCountryOn the occasion, three WIPO Awards which are annually given by the World Intellectual

Property Organisation (WIPO) to the distinguished achievers in IP and linked to appropriate
categories of National IP Awards, were also conferred along with National IP Awards 2017
on the winners in respective categories.

WIPO Awards winners
Sl.
No.

WIPOAward

1

WI POMedal
forInventors
WIPOIPEnterprise
Tt-uuhv
WIPOUsers'
Trophy2
3

Corresponding
NadonaiiPAward 2017
Top Individual in
Patent & Commercialization
Top Indian Public Limited
CompanyI Private Limited0
LV
Top Indian Company forcreating Global brand

Name ofAwardee
Shri K.
RavindraShetty
TVS Motors
Biocon Limited

CHAPTER- XIV

HUMAN RESOURCES
Introduction:
The Patent Office, Trademark Registry, Geographical Indications Registry,
Patent Information System (PIS) 1 Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual
Property Management (RGNIIPM) perform their functions under the superintendence
and administrative control of the Controller General of Patents, Designs andTrademarks (CGPDTM).
Action was initiated to fill 459 vacant posts of Examiners of Patents & Designs,
through were National Productivity Council (NPC). Accordingly, preliminary exam andmain exam was conducted on 20.09.2015 and 01.11.2015 respectively on all India basis.
Offer of appointment was issued to the selected candidates and further vacancies
occurred due to resignation of Examiners were also filled from the waiting list Thus outof the selected candidates, 464 candidates joined the Patent office as Examiner. As on
31st March 2018, there were a total of 572 Examiners, out of which 129 were under Non
Plan and 443 were under Plan.
The Government of India has further sanctioned 362 posts (219 for Patent
Office and 143 for Trade Marks) in the Office of CGPDTM for more efficient delivery ofservices. This included 84 posts of patent examiners and 38 posts of trademarks
examiners.
Pursuant to this, the Ofo CGPDTM has entered into an agreement with NPC torecruit the Examiners of Patents and Designs in order to fill-up 220 post of Examiners
including newly created 84 posts as well as those lying vacant and likely to fall vacnt
due to promotion of senior Examiners.

1. Human resources at various IP Offices
A. Office of the CGPDTM at Mumbai

The office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks(CGPDTM) has the following supporting staff:
DETAILS OF SANCTIONED AND WORKING STRENGTH OF Ojo CGPDTM
AS ON 31ST MARCH 2018 UNDER NON PLAN

Sl. No.
1234Name of the post
Controller General
Private Secretary
Staff Car Driver
Multi Taskin~ Staff
Total

SanctionedStren~

2

Working Strength
1
1
1
1

5

4

1
1
1

However, officials from Patent and Trademark Offices work for smoothfunctioning of the Office of CGPDTM
B. Human resources in Patent Office

The human resources in the Patent Office are shown in the Appendix A. The
Appendix indicates the sanctioned strength as well as working strength as on
31.03.2018 of all the four Patent offices.
C. Human resources in Trademarks Registry

The details of officials of the Trademarks Registry are shown in the Appendix B. The
Appendix indicates the sanctioned strength as well as working strength at all the five
offices as on 31.03.2018.
D. Human resources in Geographical Indications Registry

The Geographicallndications Registry has separate sanctioned strength withreference to human resources. The Appendix C indicates the sanctioned strength as well
as working strength as on 31.03.2018 of Geographicallndications Registry.
E. Human resources in PIS/RGNIIPM

The sanctioned strength as well as working strength as on 31.03.2018 in respect of
PIS/RGNIIPM is given in Appendix D.

ANNEXURE A

DETAILS OF OFFICERS AND STAFF STRENGTH OF PATENT OFFICE AS ON 31st MARCH, 2018
Sl.
No

1

2
3

4
5

6

Name of
post
Senior Joint
Controller
of Patents& Desi.ans
Joint
Controller
ofPatentli&Designs
Director
DeputySecretary
DeputyController
of Patents&Designs
Principal
System8
9

10

KolkatapNP

Mwnbaip
NP

Sanctioned Strength
Chennai
Delhi
p
p
NP
NP

Kolkata

Total
p
NP

NP

p

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NP

Group A

1

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1

0

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0

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4

10

3

6

3

11

6

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16

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AnalystGroup A

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SeniorAdministrativ
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Examinerof PatentsGroup A

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&Des~Jtns

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23

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51

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97

58

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Category

AssistantController
ofPatentli&Designs
Senior System

Total
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NP

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Chennai
Dellii
p
NP p
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12

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Assistant
Director (OL)
SeniorFinance&Accounts
Officer
Admlnlstrat1v
e Officer
Accounts
Officer
SystemAnalyst/Computer
Programmer

AssistantAdministrativ
e Officer
AssistantLibrary&
Information
OfficerPrivateSecretary
Finance
Officer
Store Officer

Group A

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Group A

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

43

93

231

414

544

32

29

61

40

127

82

0
22
3

0

37

0
13
0

0

36

0
12
B

5

Total

0
13
2

183

521

Group B
(Gaz)

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

4

2

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

4

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

4

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

4

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1
3

0
1

1
3

0
3

1
2

0
1

2
3

0
2

5
11

0
7

0
2

0
1

0

0
3

0

0
1

0

0
2

s

0

0
7

Group B
(Gaz)
Group B
(Gaz)
Group B
(Gaz)
Group B
(Gaz]
Total

•1 DeputyControUer of Patents & Designs posted at RGNIIPM. Nagpur
A Distribution to be made at a later stage

1

1

1

Sl.
No

Nameofpost

1

5

OfficeSuperintendent
Library&
Information
Assistant
Hindi
JuniorTranslator
Stenographer
Gradel
Accountant

6

Legal Assistant

2

3

4

1
2

3
4

s
6
7

Category
Kollmtap
NP

Photography
AssistantUpper Division
Clerk
Stenographer
Grade II
Data
Entry
Operator
Lower Division
Clerk
Hindi Typist
Multi Tasking
Staff

GroupB(NG)
GroupB(NG)
GroupS(NG)
GroupB(NG)
GroupS(NG)
GroupS(NG)
Total
GroupeSanctioned Strength
Mumbai Chennai
Delhi
p
NP p
NP p
NP

Total
p
NP

Kolkatap
NP

Working Strength
Mumbai Chennai
Delhi
p
p
NP
NP p
NP

Total
p
NP

20

6

12

2

13

1

19

3

64

12

18

6

7

0

9

0

12

3

46

9

1

0

1

0

1

0

2

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

3

0

4

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

10

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1
27

0
7

1
17

0
3

1
18

0
2

1
25

0
4

4
87

0
16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

6

8

0

10

0

14

3

53

9

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

4

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

4

0

25

0

7

9

11

4

14

7

57

20

25

0

0

0

5

3

9

5

39

8

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

2

1

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

5

0

2

0

5

0

12

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

3

0

7

9
1

0
0

13
0

0
0

10
0

0
0

12
0

0
0

44
1

0
0

4

0

8

0

4

0

7

0

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

0

5

2

10

1

10

4

4

24

0

0

1

9

0

6

3

39

4

68

1

26

17

32

8

37

18

56
16
3

41

54

1

9

6

19

3

23

12 10522

GroupeGroupeGroupeGroupeGroupeGroupeTotal

APPBNDIX-B

DETAJLS OF OFFICERS AND STAFF STRENGTH OF TRADE MARK REGISTRY AS ON 31st MARCH, 2018
Sanctioned Strength
SINo

1
2
3

4
5
6

7
8

Name of post
Group A
Senior Joint Registrarof Trade Marks & Gl
Joint Registrar of
Trade Marks & GI
Deputy Registrar of
Trade Marks & GI
Assistant Registrar of
Trade Marks & GI
Senior Examiner ofTrade Marks & GI
Asstsbmt Director(OL)

Working Strength
Mumbai

Kolkata

Chennai

Delhi

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

2

4

0

29

4

s

0

0

0

3

0

4

1

2

46

28

0

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

1
0
30 __ 7_

0
0

0
0

3

0

1
0

0

0

0

2

0
0
8

0
0

6

1
99

Kolkata

Chennai

Delhi

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

6

2

2

0

2

0

4

0

1

9

2

2

0

s

0

9

2

24

15

0

3

5

4

16

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0
1

1
0

0
0

Administrative

omcer

System Analyst/
Computer

Ahmedaba

Total

Mumbai

Ahmedabad

p

NP

d
p

Total
NP

p

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

2

0

3

0

13

0

1

1

0

0

0

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
7

0
0

0

0

0
0
1

0

0
1

0

0

0
0

0
0

0

24

2

Pro~mer910

Law Officer
Accounts Officers

45 ~3_

-~

0

0

s

3 ~3

40

1

0

Name of post
Group B (Gazetted)

Mumbai
NP

1
2
3
4
5

Examiner of Trade
Marks&GI
AssistantAdmlnl.stratlve Officer
Assistant Ubrcuy &lnformadon Officer
Private Secre13Jy
Store Officer
Total

p

KolkataNPpChennai
NP

p

Delhi
NP

p

3

Worldn~ StrenJ!th

Sanctioned StrenJ!th
Sl
No

s _o_

0

Ahmedaba
d
p
NP

Total
NP

MumbaipNPpKolkataNPpChennai
NP

p

Delhi
NP

Ahmedabad

p

NP

p

Total
NP

p

4

22

73
75*

25

78

4

3

7

6

19

8

7

4

62
75"'

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

2
1

0
0

0
1

0
0

0
1

1

0
1

1
0

0
1

0
0

2
0

2
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

1
0

0
0

0
0

0

0

0

2
0

1
0

30

79

5

3

8

1

20

10

8

4

2
5
71
75*

0

0

103

16

40

0

6

2

6

6

18

2

4

26

•Examiner ofTrade Marks on contract basis

99

13

40

0

6

2

5

5

18

2

74
75"

Sl
No

Name of post
GroupB(Non Gazetted)
OfficeSuperintendent
Library&
Information As5l
Stenographer
GradelAsst. Examiner of

1
2

3
4

Trade Marks &. Gl

5

Hindi
JuniorTranslator

6

Accountant
Total

Sl
No
1

2
3

4
5

6
7

Name of post
Group'C'
Assistant
SUperintendentCashierUpper Division
Clerk
Stenographer
Grade II
DataEnt:Jy
Operator
Lower Division
Clerk
Multi Tasking
Staff
Total

Sanctioned Strength
Mumbai

Kolkata

Chennai

Delhi

Working
Ahmedaba
d
p
NP

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

Total

MumbatKolkat:aChennalDeihl

Ahmedabad

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

NP

p

6

2

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

8

5

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

1

0

10

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

1

14

2

2

0

3

0

7

0

6

0

32

2

4

0

2

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

1
7

1

0
1

0
6

1
1

0
10

1

1
8

0
1

3
55

3

0

12

9

0
0

0

2

5

0
0

0
3

26

MumbaipNP

5Kolkata
p
NP

7

0

1

1
25

0
0

1

5

0

3

1

20

0

0

Sanctioned Strength
Delhi
Ahmedabad
Chennai
p
p
p
NP
NP
NP

NP

p

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

8

0

3

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
0

0
4

0

0
1

0
0

0
22

0

0

p

Total

0

Worki~ Strength

Total
p
NP

Mumbaip
NP

Kolkatap
NP

Chennai
p
NP

Delhi
NP p

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

9

0

Ahmedabad
p
NP

Total
p
NP

1

0

1

0

1

0

11

0

5

0

1

0

1

1
4

0

0

0

0

4

0
0

0

0
0

0

5

0
0

1

5

0
0

0

1

0
0

0

3

1
17

0

3

4
42

0

5

0
1

0

0

26

0

1

0

1

2

4

0

0

3

9

0

4

0

1

0

0

2

2

0

1

2

8

3

0

7

0

5

0

3

0

38

0

6

0

2

0

1

0

5

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

4

0

2

0

9

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

3

0

1

0

6

24

0

5

0

6

0

8

1

4

1

47

2

17

0

3

0

6

0

4

0

3

0

33

0

77

3

16

3

20

3

21

12

11

4

145

25

46

4

11

3

12

0

12

5

4

2

85

14

0

APPENDIXCDETAILS OF STAFF STRENGTH OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS REGISTRYAS ON 31sr MARCH 2018
Sl. No.

1.

Designation

4.

Senior )oint Registrar of Trade Marks &GI
Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks & GI
Senior Examiner of Trade Marks & GI
Stenographer Grade II

5.

Multi Tasking Staff

2.
3.

Sanctioned
Strentrth,

Working Strength

1

0

1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1

s

Total

4

APPENDIX-D
DETAILS OF OFFICERS AND STAFF STRENGTH AS ON 31st MARCH, 2018 OF
PATENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND RGNIIPM
Sl. No.

Name of post

Sanctioned Strength

1
2
3
4

Senior Documentation Officer
Office Superintendent
Senior Documentation Assistantjunior Hindi Translator
Stenographer Grade I
Store AssistantJunior Reprography Assistant
Assistant Superintendent
Stenographer Grade II
Shelf AssistantUpper Division Clerk
Receptionist
Data Entry Operator
Lower Division Clerk
Hindi Typist
Multi Tasking Staff
Total

1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1

5
6

7
8
9

10
11
12
13
14

15
16

2

Working
Strength
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
0

1
3

1
2
3

3
1
6

4

28

25

1