Hiring of Law Firm for Handling Intellectual Property Rights and other related services

Amount

Section 1: Patent

Application

Drafting and filling application with Provisional specification along with all necessary forms such as:Form2,Form3,Form 5, Form 8, and Form 26

Drafting and filling complete specification after filing provisional specification with all necessary forms such as Form 1, Form 2, Form3,Form5,Form8,Form18,andForm26

Drafting and filing complete specification with all necessary forms Such as form 1, form 2, form 3, form5, etc.

Drafting and filling of patent of addition

Drafting and filling of divisional application

Taking over already filed application, per case

Charges towards filing various if not done earlier at the time of filing the application such as Form3,Form8,Form18and Form 26.

Seeking permission form National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) for filing IP application under section 6 of The Biological Diversity Act

Discussion with inventor per hour at MMMUT (UP) premises

Extension of time & late filing (preparing and filing)

Preparing and filing a form for extension of time (Form 4)

Late submission of forms/documents

Prosecution

Obtaining certified copies of patent applications

Reporting official action including FER, SER etc.

Amending specification and re-filing in response to FER, SER etc. (Form- 13)

Subsequent report of corresponding application, if any

Filing of documents after prescribed period with petition of condonation of delay in filing

Discussion at Patent Office during prosecution of application

Preparation of case for filling in India.

Assignment and Licenses

Drafting deed form

Filing application for registration for assignment/license (form 16) a) one patent

Filing application for registration for assignment/license (Form 16) b) each additional patent included at the same time in the same deed

Application for revocation of terms and condition of license (Form 20)

Charges for making an application for compulsory license (Form 17)

Application for revocation of a patent for non-working (Form19)

Recordable of change of name, address, nationality, etc. (Form 6 and Form 10)

Filing application in respect of one patent

For additional patent included at the same time

Opposition

Filing pre-grant opposition

Filing notice of opposition (Post grant opposition) In Form 7

Drafting statement of opposition form, written statement and affidavit

Drafting reply statement and affidavit

Attending hearing per day at patent office in the city of the attorney's office

Attending hearing per day at patent office not in the city of attorney's office

Attending interlocutory petition hearings

Notice of opposition to amendment / restoration/surrender of patent / grant of compulsory license or revision of terms there of or to correction of clerical errors (Form 14)

Request for the grant of patent under section26 and 52 (Form 12)

Charges for making a request for direction of the controller under section 51 (1) and 51 (2) (Form 11)

Visits outside office & discussion

Per visit charges for local visit

Per visit charges for outstation

Patent revocations / infringement, initialing revocation / infringement, defending revocation / infringement

Drafting of infringement suit

Drafting of revocation suit

Representation charges

Any other charges, if any (like legal opinion etc.)

Miscellaneous

Prior art search report for novelty, inventiveness and utility.

Section II: Designs

Application

Application for registration in a single class with all essential form including (form 1, Form 2, and Form 21)

Applications for same design in additional classes on per class Basis

Claim under section 8 (1) to proceed as an Application or Joint Applicant

Application to extend copyright (Form 3)

Taking over already filed application for registration of design

Restoration of lapsed design (Form 4)

Filing a response to the office action (Form 20)

Obtaining, expediting and forwarding the design certificate

Drafting assignment/ licensee/ mortgage deed and registration of same (Form 10, Form 11, and Form 12)

Recordable of assignment (Form 13)

Design search through patent office (Form 6 and Form 7)

Petition of cancellation of design (Form 8)

Notice of opposition (Form 19)

Request for correction of clerical errors (Form 14)

Request for certified copies (Form 15 and Form 160)

Appearance charges per appearance before patent office

Inspection of registered design (Form 5)

Notice of intended exhibition of publication of an unregistered design (Form 9)

Notice of alteration of address or name or an address for service in the Register of Designs

Entry of two addresses for service in Register of Designs

Charges for renewal each year.

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