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India has lost a lot of patents because of its unorganized and lengthy process of filing, bribing and finally receiving a patent. With the amount of competition from emerging markets like China, India is losing out on its patent count as the filing is more organized and easily processed with less hassles abroad.
The Forbes reports that GE, Microsoft, Philips, 3M are looking at innovation out of India very seriously. These companies need a good intellectual property (IP) office to work with to enable smooth filings of IP not just in India, but abroad as well. With P.H. Kurian being appointed as the Controller General in January 2009 the filing has become promptly organised and digitalised. All forms for declaring a patent have been uploaded and are now available online. Kurian says, “I have put in place an electronic system that pushes the overall system to move in a certain direction”.
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- 1. "Whatever has been claimed by Mr. P.H. Kurian is not true at all. The process of digitization is not new in his regime. Secondly, there were several instances where previous CGPDTM organised the process of filing of patent applications. How can we expect from a lay person like Kurian to improve the system unless he has enough expertise in the process in practice and adequate background in Patents law, Designs law, TradeMarks laws? Indian Patent system is still in its stage of infancy as that of the previous terms of CGPDTM. The fact that must be told now. Kurian, the present CGPDTM, is trying to show his super bosses that he has done "many things" for the betterment of India! This message is wrong! Utter lies are being told by this IAS officer. Does the writer of this article know that Kurian faces a bulk number of court cases for Kurian's "unlawful" acts within the system? An IAS officer, having no knowledge of mere administrative powers, usurp the verdicts of courts and flout the norms and principles written in the law books and guidelines, cannot be a "saviour" to the Indian patent system. ". Aam Admi, Mumbai
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