First published: spicyip.com on January 3, 2011The Controller's Office provided 115 decisions on its website decided between 1/1/2010 and 31/12/2010. A large number of these decisions were not linked to the relevant file and therefore could not be accessed. The list mentions nine post grant opposition proceedings, 15 pre-grant opposition proceedings, 71 proceedings under section (u/s) 15 (office actions), four proceedings u/s 14, one u/s 25, one u/s 60 and six u/s 77.Out of the nine post-grant opposition proceedings, there were five cases where no file was uploaded, one case where the patent was revoked, two applications were dismissed and the patent was maintained, and partial revo... Continue reading
First published spicyip.com on 07.06.2012I have over the past year, received many questions from prospective candidates and colleagues regarding preparation for the patent agent examination. My advice to them has been to regularly read the patent office manual and prepare for claim drafting, specification from specifications made available online at WIPO, USPTO and our very own IPO websites. To this extent, I have merely pointed the aspirants in one direction, which in my opinion is the right direction. This approach however, may not be adequate, as seen from candidates in previous examinations experience in Paper-II. The marks of candidates are consistently lower in paper II as co... Continue reading
First published spicyip.com on 06.06.2012We have received multiple queries from our readers regarding the patent agent examination. Although there is no formal date prescribed as yet by the patent office, we may safely assume that the examination would be held anytime after August 2012.Our readers would remember that we had in one of our previous post discussed the implications of the weightage reduction to viva-voce examination. In that case the Delhi High Court (“DHC”) had struck down the minimum 50% weightage given to viva-voce examination. “Prescribing minimum 50 per cent marks in the interview may not be appropriate …. when the rule mandates securing 60 per cent marks in aggreg... Continue reading
This post was prompted by the comments received on the post for results of the patent agent examination 2010. (Originally posted - May 18, 2010 on spicyip.com A few words about the data analysis in the accompanying chart:The patent office stated that the number of people who appeared for the exam was 1019. However, the data when completely collated showed 1018 people who took the exam (1274 registered and 256 absent). However, the figure taken by the patent office is assumed to be correct. The pass percentages have been provided for each city with and without the absentees included. An average of marks, a standard deviation measure, and maximum and minimum marks in each part of the exa... Continue reading