Controller General, Patents Designs and Trademark has issued an alert on fraudsters asking money for getting IP applications accepted.
Office of the Controller General
Patents Designs and Trademark
Alert on Fraudsters
It has come to our notice that many fraudsters are collecting data and status of IP applications from our office website and soliciting innocent applicants through phone calls and emails to pay money for getting their applications accepted by this office.
It is, therefore, advised to all the stakeholders who are applying or may have applied for any type of IP Applications (i.e. Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, GIs, IC Layout Designs or Copyright) that they should NOT fall prey to such false claims and pay any money against these claims.
The IP applications in this office are processed strictly as per provisions of law and this office has zero tolerance for any such unethical practices.
In case such claims are made to any stakeholder, the same may also be brought to the attention of this Office.
This office also reserves right to initiate appropriate legal action against such fraudulent persons as per law.
- PCIT cannot invoke the revisionary jurisdiction u/s 263 on instance of Assessing Officer
- AO can’t disturb income returned by assessee, without issue of notice u/s 143(2) – ITAT
- Source of cash being sales proceeds of household items upon sale of flat is plausible
- CPC was not justified in making the disallowance u/s 40a(ia) for non deduction of TDS
- No addition when cash deposited in bank was available as cash in hand in the books
