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The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) is located at Mumbai. The Head Office of the Patent office is at Kolkata and its Branch offices are located at Chennai, New Delhi and Mumbai. The Trade Marks registry is at Mumbai and its Branches are located in Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad and New Delhi. The Design Office is located at Kolkata in the Patent Office. The Offices of The Patent Information System (PIS) and National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (NIIPM) are at Nagpur. The Controller General supervises the working of the Patents Act, 1970, as amended, the Designs Act, 2000 and the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and also renders advice to the Government on matters relating to these subjects. In order to protect the Geographical Indications of goods a Geographical Indications Registry has been established in Chennai to administer the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 under the CGPDTM.
National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards are conferred every year to recognize and reward the top achievers
comprising individuals, institutions, organizations and enterprises, for their IP creations and
commercialization, which have contributed towards strengthening IP eco-system in the country and in
encouraging creativity and innovation. National IP Awards are intended to encourage innovation and
management of intellectual property portfolio that influences the success of the innovation in different industry
segments.
What Are The Details Of The Opportunity?
- Name of the Award: National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards
- Date of the event: The awards will be presented to the awardees in an event to be organized by Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in the month of September, 2023.
- Categories of National IP Awards (Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI, Startups, MSME, Incubators and Enforcement of IPRs): The National Intellectual Property Awards 2023 are to be conferred on the13 categories. Go through the official notification and CLICK the link given at the end of the post.
- No. of Awards with Cash Prize: Each award will carry a trophy, citation and cash prize as mentioned in the notification given below (Note: An applicant, who was an awardee of National IP Award during any of the last two preceding years i.e. 2021 and 2022, will not be eligible for the award in that category for this year).
- Linking of National IP Awards with WIPO Awards:
- Three WIPO Awards which are given annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the WIPO Awards Program will be linked to the appropriate categories of National IP Awards 2023 and will be conferred along with National IP Awards.
- Separate application/s for the WIPO Awards is not required, since these awards will be conferred upon the awardees selected in the respective categories of the National IP Awards 2023.
- Broad parameters for selection: The awards are not given solely on the basis of number of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) registered /granted but the utilization of such IPRs as a strategic tool in commerce & industry is also taken into consideration. For the purpose of National IP Awards 2023, the performance in the last 3 calendar years i.e. during 2020, 2021 and 2022 for the parameters mentioned above will be taken into consideration. The following parameters will be considered as relevant:
- Number of IPRs filed/granted/registered.
- Leveraging of IPRs for achieving commercial goals (manufacturing, licensing, launching of new products / processes associated with granted/registered IPRs, marketing/export
- Eligibility:
- An applicant for IP Award should be either Individual or Legal Entity of Indian nationality.
- Legal Entity must be an Indian Industry (start up, micro, small, medium, large), firms and societies registered in India; Indian subsidiary of a Transnational Corporation; Indian Academic Institutions and R&D Institutions registered as a legal entity in India, in both private and public sector.
- The legal Entity applying for award under the categories 2-8 of Para 2.1 should be a standalone institution and it should state the details of patent applications filed / granted in its own name only. Any details in respect of applications filed/patents granted, if belonging to a subsidiary company or the company under which it is a subsidiary company or a group of companies where the applicant is a part of the said group of companies, shall not be taken into consideration.
- For all categories of applicants, the IP filed/granted/registered in India shall be given more weightage than in other countries.
- Last date to submit the application form: 16th July 2023
- Application fee: There is NO fee for submitting the application for IP awards.
- Application Procedure:
- All eligible applicants will have to file compulsorily the Part- I of Application Form.
- Other parts i.e. Part II to VII of Application Form shall be filled as applicable, depending upon the category in which an application for award is made.
- Applications for special citation will have to file the Part VIII to XI as applicable.
- An Excel-Sheet (in the prescribed Format), pertaining to the respective category, incorporating the detailed information as required, shall accompany the Application Form, failing which, the application for IP award shall not be considered.
- If an applicant wishes to apply for more than one award, a separate application should be filed for each award.
- The Application Form available on the website CLICK HERE (to visit the website) in only should be used by the applicants.
- It is clarified that the application (with annexures) is required to be submitted both in electronic and physical format.
- A hard copy of the application form along with the applicable Annexures and supporting documents shall be sent at the address as given below, followed by a soft copy of the application and relevant supporting documents in .pdf format accompanied by an Excel sheet (in the prescribed Format) incorporating details as applicable, shall be sent at the email address: ipawards.ipo@gov.in.
- The Application for National IP Awards, complete in all respects, shall be sent to the following address so as to reach on or before 16/07/2023 and the same shall also be sent by e-mail to ipawards.ipo@gov.in on or before 16/07/2023.
- Address: Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Boudhik Sampada Bhawan, Sheikh Mistry Road, Near Antop Hill Post Office, Antop Hill, Mumbai – 400037.
- The envelope must be subscribed with ‘National IP Awards 2023’ and the e-mail sent to the above-mentioned e-mail ID must have ‘National IP Awards 2023’ as the subject line.
- Important Note: If an applicant fails to submit a soft/hard copy of application along-with the details in prescribed excel sheet on or before the last date, the application shall be rejected.
- Applications incomplete in any respect or received after the last date will not be considered.
- All applications will be received and processed at the office of CGPDTM, Mumbai.
For More Information:
CLICK HERE For The Notification
CLICK HERE To Visit The Office Of The Controller General Of Patents, Designs And Trade Marks (CGPDT) Website
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