The Patents Rules, 2003 were amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which came into
The scheme for facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP Scheme) was initiated, on pilot basis, in 2016. The SIPP Scheme was run for the benefit of Start-ups, by providing for facilitators (registered patent agents, registered trade mark agents, lawyers, government organisations like TIFAC, NRDC, etc.) who would provide their professional services to the Startups but claim their fees from the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM). Based on the experience gained, the SIPP scheme was extended for a period of three years with effect from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2020 and further from 1st April 2020 till 31st March 2023. With effect from 1st April 2020, applications filed through Technology and Innovations Support Centres (TISCs), established by collaboration between World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), can also avail the benefit of the SIPP Scheme.
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Government of India has taken several initiatives to strengthen Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) ecosystem in the country, which includes modernization of Intellectual Property Rights offices, adopting e-service delivery system, real-time public dissemination of dynamic intellectual property (IP) knowledge, manpower augmentation, setting up of feedback mechanism, amendments in specific IP legislation for simplification of procedures, such as reduction of forms, incentivizing e-filing and reducing compliance burden.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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