Economic Times:
The government has launched a facility for e-filing of patent and trademark applications to speed up the process of securing exclusive rights over a product or trading symbol.
‘Applicants can file their patent and trademark applications from anywhere in the world at any time at their convenience through Internet. Payments can also be made through payment gateways of authorised bankers, which would save time and money and hassles involved in visiting offices,’ commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath said.
So far, 5 lakh trademarks have been registered in the country and efforts are afoot to ensure that the backlog is cleared promptly, secretary in the department of industrial policy & promotion, Ajay Dua, said. More.
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