Request for Permission for Making Patent Application Outside India (Form 25) (India) by Indian Patent Office
Form 25 under the Patents Rules 2003, used to request the Controller's permission to make or file a patent application outside India under Section 39 of the Patents Act, 1970.
FORM 25
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 of 1970) & The Patents Rules, 2003
No Fee REQUEST FOR PERMISSION FOR MAKING PATENT APPLICATION OUTSIDE INDIA [See section 39 and Rule 71(1)]
State the title of the invention. I am/We are in possession of an invention for¹ ...I/We have made an application for the grant of a patent for the said invention, its number being No...of ...Dated... OR
Name and address of the person (s) I/we hereby attach the brief description of the invention. ...I/We intend to make application (s) alone/jointly with²... ... ...for the same/substantially same invention for patent in the
Name and address of the assignee following country/countries/convention countries, namely:- ...I/We declare that the rights in the application (s) has/have been assigned to ³... I/We request that I/We may be granted permission to make application (s) for the said invention in the said country/countries. The reasons for making this application, are as follows:- The facts and matters stated above are true to the best of my/our knowledge, information and belief. Dated this ...day of ...20 ...
To be signed by the applicant (s) or authorised patent agent.
Signature⁴...
To The Controller of Patents The Patent Office at ...
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Form 25 is an official filing submitted to the Controller of Patents to obtain a foreign filing license. It is not a patent application itself but a mandatory regulatory hurdle for residents under Section 39 of the Patents Act.
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Use this form when you have an invention made in India and need to file it abroad first for commercial or strategic reasons. Use Form 1 instead if you are filing the application in India first.
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- an Indian resident inventor seeking to file a patent application in a foreign country before filing in India
- an Indian company wanting to skip the Indian priority filing for an invention developed in India
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