Indian Patent Forms: FORM 1

FORM 1

The first step for filing a patent application in the Indian Patent Office (IPO) must have to fill the Form 1.

A patent application consists of a completed application form titled “Request for the Grant of a Patent,” which is outlined in Schedule II of the Patents Rules 2009, and a specification.

• Form 1:
• Form 1 is an application form for a patent application that is submitted by an applicant filing before the Indian Patent Office (IPO). This form is essential for everyone who wants to file their patent.
• Form 1 consists of a field titled “Declaration by the inventor.”
• Form 1 contains details such as the type of application, the name and details of the applicant(s), the category of the applicant(s), the name and details of the inventor(s), the title of the invention, priority of the application(s) filed in a contracted country.
• In Form 1, the inventor can declare that the applicant will be the assignee for this patent application, or we can say that the assignee must be the legal representative.

Form 1 make sure that essential details are properly documented, if it is then, setting the next stage for further examination and evaluation of the patent application.

• Based on the information provided, Form 1 consists of the following categories:

1. APPLICANT’S REFERENCE / IDENTIFICATION NO. (AS ALLOTTED BY OFFICE)
2. TYPE OF APPLICATION

Ordinary ( )                 Convention (  )                  PCT-NP (  )

3. A) APPLICANT(S) DETAILS B) CATEGORY OF APPLICANT

4. INVENTOR(S) DETAILS

5. TITLE OF THE INVENTION

6. AUTHORISED REGISTERED PATENT AGENT(S)

7. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF APPLICATION IN INDIA

8. IN CASE OF APPLICATION CLAIMING PRIORITY OF APPLICATION FILED IN CONVENTION COUNTRY, PARTICULARS OF CONVENTION APPLICATION

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9. IN CASE OF PCT NATIONAL PHASE APPLICATION, PARTICULARS OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION FILED UNDER PATENT CO-OPERATION TREATY (PCT)

10. IN CASE OF DIVISIONAL APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 16, PARTICULARS OF ORIGINAL (FIRST) APPLICATION

11. IN CASE OF PATENT OF ADDITION FILED UNDER SECTION 54, PARTICULARS OF MAIN APPLICATION OR PATENT

12. DECLARATIONS:-

A) Declaration by the inventor(s)

B)Declaration by the applicant(s) in the convention country

C) Declaration by the Applicant(s)

13. FOLLOWING ARE THE ATTACHMENTS WITH THE APPLICATION

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You can have a look on Form 1. To find Indian Patent Form 1,

Visit: https://ipindia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOFormUpload/1_12_1/form-1.pdf