India: Patent Amendment Rules 2016

Pursuant to the publication of the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules 2015, notified by the Government of India in the official gazette on October 26, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in consonance with the Office of the Controller General Patents, Designs & Trade Marks through Public Notice No.CG/F/Public Notice/2016 published on 16th May, 2016 in Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) of the official gazette, extraordinarily amended the Patent Rules, 2003, vide Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2016. The rules have come into force with effect from May 16, 2016. Through this post, we provide a tabular representation of the Patent Rules 2003 pre and post amendment.

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