Initiatives taken by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to speed up patent applications and eliminate pendency

Initiatives taken by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to speed up patent applications and eliminate pendency https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=26032 The Department has instituted procedural reforms to speed patent examination and reduce pendency by digitising Patent Office operations, introducing a 24x7 e filing system, centrally allocating applications across officers regardless of location, providing VPN access for remote examination, and conducting contested case hearings via videoconference. Complementary actions include manpower augmentation through additional posts and contractual recruitment, specialised training for technical staff, and implementation of international classification tools and treaty based classification systems to improve prior art searching and examination consistency. en-us Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:51:07 +0530 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:51:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Initiatives taken by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to speed up patent applications and eliminate pendency https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=26032 The Department has instituted procedural reforms to speed patent examination and reduce pendency by digitising Patent Office operations, introducing a 24x7 e filing system, centrally allocating applications across officers regardless of location, providing VPN access for remote examination, and conducting contested case hearings via videoconference. Complementary actions include manpower augmentation through additional posts and contractual recruitment, specialised training for technical staff, and implementation of international classification tools and treaty based classification systems to improve prior art searching and examination consistency. News - Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:51:07 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=26032