An
Indian resident can file application for patent at the
appropriate Patent Office under whose jurisdiction he
resides or has his principal place of business.
For non residents, the address for service in India
or principal place of business of his agent determines
the appropriate patent office where applications for
patent can be filed.
Territorial Jurisdiction of Appropriate
Office for the Applicants
Office
Territorial Jurisdiction
Patent Office Branch,
Mumbai
The States of Maharashtra, Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh and Goa, Daman & Diu &
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Patent Office Branch,
Chennai
The States of Andhra Pradesh,
Kerala Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Pondicherry, Laccadive,
Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands.
Patent Office Branch,
New Delhi
States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar
Pradesh, Chandigarh and Delhi.
Patent Office,
Kolkata
The rest of India.
Designs
The application for registration of a design can be
filed at the Patent Office at Kolkata and its Branch
Offices at New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
