https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3617 As of 31 December 2011 a backlog of 12,690 patent applications for food products and medicines awaited examination at the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks. The grant process is a quasi-judicial process involving publication, requests for examination, substantive examination and pre-grant oppositions; increased filings and examiner shortages have driven delays. Administrative responses include recruitment of additional examiners (selection completed and partial joining reported) and adoption of an electronic processing module to improve accuracy, efficiency and transparency in examination. en-us Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:33:03 +0530 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:33:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3617 As of 31 December 2011 a backlog of 12,690 patent applications for food products and medicines awaited examination at the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks. The grant process is a quasi-judicial process involving publication, requests for examination, substantive examination and pre-grant oppositions; increased filings and examiner shortages have driven delays. Administrative responses include recruitment of additional examiners (selection completed and partial joining reported) and adoption of an electronic processing module to improve accuracy, efficiency and transparency in examination. News - Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:33:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=3617