Documents required for filing of A Patent Application
Documents required for filing of A Patent Application are :
- Covering letter- indicating the list of documents
- Application for Grant of Patent in Form 1 [section 7, 54 & 135 and Rule 20(1)] in duplicate;
- Complete/Provisional specification in Form 2 in duplicate [Section 10; Rule 13]
- Statement and Undertaking in Form 3 [Section 8; Rule12];
- Power of Attorney in Form 26 (in original) (Rule 3.3 (a) (ii)); (if filed through attorney)
- Declaration of Inventor-ship in Form 5 (only in case of an Indian Application; (Rule 4.17);
- Request for examination: Form 18
- Requisite Statutory fees ( cheque / DD)
- Request for publication. This is optional (form 9) if express publication is required
- Form 28 only required to be submitted by small entity
Links for forms template and PDF copies
- Application for Grant of Patent Form 01 (380 KB)
- Provisional/Complete Specification Form 02 (39 KB)
- Statement and Undertaking Under Section 8 Form 03 (67 KB)
- Declaration as to Inventorship Form 05 (43 KB)
- Request for Publication Form 09 (25 KB)
- Request/Express Request for Examination of Application for Patent Form 18 (43 KB)
- Authorisation of a Patent Agent form 26
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