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What Is The Benefit of E-Filing?

E-filing allows applicants to apply for patents online through their browser by completing an electronic application form, attaching documents, and providing payment details. If filed online, applicants will receive an immediate application number, online verification for errors, expedited processing, and the ability to access and reuse their contact information for future applications. To e-file, applicants must obtain a digital signature, register online to create a user ID and password, log in securely, fill out and digitally sign the application form offline using client software, upload and submit the signed file, pay electronically, and print the acknowledgment.

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67 views

What Is The Benefit of E-Filing?

E-filing allows applicants to apply for patents online through their browser by completing an electronic application form, attaching documents, and providing payment details. If filed online, applicants will receive an immediate application number, online verification for errors, expedited processing, and the ability to access and reuse their contact information for future applications. To e-file, applicants must obtain a digital signature, register online to create a user ID and password, log in securely, fill out and digitally sign the application form offline using client software, upload and submit the signed file, pay electronically, and print the acknowledgment.

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S.karthik Rama Krishna
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What is e-Filing?

E-filing is a new service provided by the Intellectual Property Office, India in order to enable customers to apply for a Patent on-line allowing from the Users browser for the User to:

Complete an electronic application form Provide the associated attachments Complete the necessary payment details

What is the benefit of e-Filing? If you file your Patent application on-line, you will:

Receive a Patent application number immediately On-line verification to assure error-free filing and obtain your filing date Speed up the registration process Print the completed application data and receive fee acknowledgement Save the data locally in your PC Be able to recall your contact details for subsequent applications

How do I do it? In order to submit an electronic application form, following steps are needed: 1. Acquire Class 3 Digital Signatures either from (n)Code Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) & Safe Script. 2. New users (Applicants, Agents or Attorneys), can complete online registration by providing Digital Signature details to get a User ID and Password for using the e-Filing System of Indian Patent Office (IPO). 3. Secure Login into the system with created User Id and the Password. 4. Download the Client Software for preparing Patent Application Offline with required documents and Digitally Sign it for uploading on IPO Server. 5. Fill Patent Application offline and generate an XML file using Client Software. 6. After creating application(XML) file offline, Digitally Sign the XML file(Max. file size permitted 5MB) for uploading on to the IPO Server.

7. Login into e-Patent portal(http://ipindia.gov.in) for uploading Application XML file on IPO Server. 8. Upload & Submit Digitally Signed XML file to IPO Server. 9. Process Application for EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) using State Bank of India(SBI) & Axis Bank Payment Gateways. 10. Review Application Status on e-Patent Portal. 11. On successful EFT acknowledgement details would be displayed/ generated. 12. Print Acknowledgement. Click on "Print" to generate printout of acknowledgement.

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