Jurisdiction
of Patent Offices
Patents
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
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Office
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Territorial Jurisdiction
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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
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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.
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