In India, The national phase is the second of the two major phases of the PCT procedure. The applicant files applications in each country of his choice, national phase starts. In India, if applicant selects the PCT application and is also chosen in the demand for preliminary examination filed within 19 months of the priority date. Thus, the applicant has to enter the national phase within 31 months from the priority date. However, the time limit for national phase entry in India is only 21 months from the priority date, when India is not selected by the applicant in the demand for preliminary examination.
We require the basic requirements for entry into national phase in India:
- Application set out the title of the invention, names, addresses, and Nationality of the inventors and applicants.
- Complete Requirement as filed before the International office with claims, drawings, and abstract.
- Prescribed Fees in demand draft/cash.
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