An
Indian resident can file application for patent at the
appropriate Patent Office under whose jurisdiction he
resides or has his principal place of business.
For non residents, the address for service in India
or principal place of business of his agent determines
the appropriate patent office where applications for
patent can be filed.
Territorial Jurisdiction of Appropriate
Office for the Applicants
Office
Territorial
Jurisdiction
Patent Office Branch, Mumbai
The States
of Maharashtra, Gujrat Madhya Pradesh and Goa, Daman
& Diu & Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Patent Office Branch, Chennai
The States
of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala Tamil Nadu, Mysore and
Pondicherry, Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi
Islands.
Patent Office Branch, New
Delhi
States
of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh
and Delhi.
Patent Office, Kolkata
The rest
of India.
Designs
The application for registration of
a design can be filed at the Patent Office at Kolkata
and its Branch Offices at New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.