Request for Publication (Form 9) (India) by Indian Patent Office
Form 9 under the Patents Rules 2003, used to request early publication of a patent application ahead of the ordinary eighteen-month period under Section 11A(2) of the Patents Act, 1970.
FORM 9
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 of 1970) & The Patents Rules, 2003 REQUEST FOR PUBLICATION [ See section 11A(2); rule 24A ]
Name, address and nationality of the applicant(s).
I/We$^{1}$... ... ... ...
To be signed by the applicant or his authorized registered patent agent.
hereby request for early publication of my/our application for Patent No... dated ...under section 11A(2) of the Act.
Dated this ...day of ... 20
Name of the natural person who has signed.
Signature ..${2}$... (...).${3}$... To The Controller of Patents, The Patent Office,
Note: - For fee : See First Schedule At ...
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What is this template?
This is an official statutory form issued by the Indian Patent Office for the purpose of requesting early publication of a patent application. It is not a patent application itself, but a procedural request that triggers the publication of an existing filing before the mandatory 18-month waiting period. It contains specific fields for the application number, the title of the invention, and the signature of the applicant or their authorized agent.
When should you use it?
Use this form when you want your patent application to be published immediately by the Controller of Patents rather than waiting for the automatic 18-month period. Use the standard Application for Grant of Patent (Form 1) if you have not yet filed the initial application.
Who it's for
- an inventor seeking to accelerate the publication of their Indian patent application
- a patent agent filing a request for early disclosure under Rule 24A
- a company requiring early publication to initiate infringement proceedings under Section 11A
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