New
Numbering System for Patent Applications & Examination Requests
The Office of Controller General of
Patents Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has launched a new Numbering System of
Patent Applications and Requests for Examination in the Indian Patent Office on
December 31, 2015. The numbering system has been launched with the objective to
attain uniformity and accessibility in processing of patent applications and
requests for examination.
As per the notification, the numbering
system will have twelve characters fixed length numeric standard Patent
Application Format and will include identifiers of year of filing, type of
application and application number.
The numbering system is set to be
effective from January 1, 2016 and the application numbers that have already
been allotted will continue to be managed and recognized till they are fully
converted into the new numbering system.
The notification detailing the new
numbering format for patent applications/ request for examination can be
accessed at
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