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Type / nature of office action

Average time for disposal

(working days)

1

Issuance of Acknowledgement Receipt on filing application. This includes following steps:

• Reception of documents in Systems
• Reception of Fee instruments and verification
• Data Entry

One week

2

Issuance of 1^st Examination Report on application \.

This includes following steps:

• Formal examination
• Substantive examination
• Reporting

Three months

3

Review Action on reply received from the applicant

One  month

4

Registration and subsequent publication on compliance of all legal / codal requirements. This includes following steps:

• Processing of reply / amendments
• Data entry
• Publication in Patent e-Journal /Official Gazette part V
• Issuance of Registration Certificate

Two months

5

Accumulated time from Filing To Registration of Design applied for

Six months

6

Design Search Report from request on form D-20/21

One month

7

Miscellaneous requests where hearing is NOT required  such as; 

• Request for issuance of certified copy
• Request for change of name, address, etc.
• Request for duplicate certificate
• Request for assignment / licence etc.

One month

8

Process time to decide Design Cancellation proceedings

One year