The government has released Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 rule, under the Patents Act of 1970.
Under this, Patents are granted for new and useful inventions and are intended to encourage innovation by providing legal protection and exclusive rights to inventors.
There will be a variable fee for Pre-Grant Opposition (PGO) filing (previously free).
PGO is a pre-grant opposition filed after patent publication but before its grant.
PGO filing, previously open to anyone, will now be determined by Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
Disclosure of the patented product’s manufacturing location and price is no longer required.