PCT Filing Procedure In India

Patent attorneys in India prepare PCT filing documents on behalf of patent applicants.

The PCT filing procedure in India begins with first step of filing the complete specification as per latest records of WIPO documents.

Thereafter, patent lawyer in India or patent agent in India files the patent forms including Form 1 as an application for grant of patent, Form 3 as details of corresponding foreign patent applications, Form 5 as declaration of inventorship signed by true and first inventors, and Form 26 as power of attorney to authorize the patent attorney, with the patent office in India through online filing portal.

PCT Filing From India

Inventions developed in India for innovative products are protected globally by way of PCT or Patent Cooperation Treaty. 

Patent applicants initiate the process of PCT filing from India by filing an international patent application directly or within 12 months of filing an ordinary patent application that contains complete specification with set of formal patent claims and patent drawings.

Such PCT international phase application is filed either with the Indian Patent Office as the receiving office (RO), or directly with the International Bureau (IB) of WIPO.

PCT Filing Fee In India

The official fee for filing a PCT patent application in India under national phase is same as filing an ordinary patent application.

The PCT filing fee in India is calculated as a combination of basic filing fee and any additional fee for claims in addition to 10, or pages in addition to 30.

The PCT patent filing cost in India includes basic filing fee is INR 1600 for an individual applicant and INR 8000 for a legal entity under e-filing mode. In addition, startups and MSMEs can obtain rebate under the fee schedule for legal entity.

Filing PCT Application In India

Patent applicants develop a profitable patent strategy for filing a PCT patent application in India. The advantage of PCT patent filing mechanism is that it provides a single patent application to be filed across various countries and jurisdictions to streamline the worldwide patent filing efforts.

PCT Time Calculator

The PCT National Phase Application in India requires filing of specification within the deadline as calculated by the WIPO PCT time calculator.

At long last, at 31 months from the recording date of the PCT application or from the most punctual need date of the application, if a need is asserted, the global stage closes and the PCT application enters into the national and local stage.

In any case, any national law may fix time limits which terminate later than 31 months. National and local stages can likewise be begun before on the express demand of the candidate, even before distribution of the universal application.

PCT Filing Requirements

Patent applicants in India file PCT patents by complying with the PCT filing requirements as defined by the Indian Patents Act. The basic information required for patent filing in India includes:

1. PCT Application Number and International filing date.
2. Name, address, particulars, and nationality of applicant/s for patent
3. Name, address, and nationality of inventor/s of patent
4. English Translation of PCT Application i.e. description, claims, abstract, drawings (if any), sequence listing (if any). The translation should contain rendition of specification, claims, abstract, drawings, text, Article 19 statement & amendments and/ or Article 34 amendments.
5. Priority Application – Where PCT application claims a priority and the priority document was filed in compliance with Rule 17.1 of PCT with WIPO, a copy of Form of International Bureau 304 has to be filed with Indian Patent Office along with a verified translation of priority documents if the priority document was not in English. The same must be filed within 3 months of Examiner’s invitation (not extendable), failing which the priority is disregarded. In case priority documents were not filed in conformity with Rule 17.1, a certified copy of the same must also be filed within the abovementioned time limit.