Patent Office has today issued a Public Notice declaring that the generation and issuance of Patent Certificates has been fully automated and digitized. As per the Indian Patent Office, with immediate effect, all the Patent Certificates will be generated by automated system and transmitted by email to the Applicant/Attorney’s registered email on record. These Certificates will also be available on the Patent Office’s online portal for downloading. The Applicants/Attorneys have been requested by the Patent Office to update their email ids on record.

India may soon launch an IP Exchange which will enable inventors, corporations, SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and other interested parties in India and around the world to buy, sell, license intellectual property rights across sectors. It is likely to be developed under the Ministry of Science and Technology through the National Research Development Corporation (“NRDC”). Countries like United Kingdom and Hong Kong already have their IP Exchanges.