Patents

Draft Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure 2019 – Suggestions invited

Draft Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure 2019-Suggestions invited

A Draft Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure, 2019 has been published by Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks for inviting suggestions from the stakeholders up to 21-03-2019.

In view of recent amendments of Patent Rules, re engineering of patent procedures and automation in almost all activities in Patent Office, there has been demand to revise and update the present Manual.

The Manual may be considered as a practical guide for effective prosecution of patent applications in India. However, it does not constitute rule making and, hence, does not have the force and effect of law.

The suggestions should be sent on email address “wm.dhumane@nic.in”.

The suggestions received will be considered and the final version of the Manual will be published on 01-04-2019.

Read Draft Manual Click Here >>

Penalty u/s 271B for unfilled column 40 in Tax Audit Report Form 3CD deleted by ITAT

Penalty u/s 271B for unfilled column 40 in Form 3CD related to details regarding turnover, gross profit etc. for previous…

9 hours ago

Income Tax

Merely ex-parte rectifying computation without amending assessment order not make it nullity- ITAT

Merely rectifying computation without amending assessment order without notice to assessee does not nullify the entire assessment - ITAT In…

4 days ago

Income Tax

Once assessee discharges primary onus, it shifts to AO to bring evidence to contrary – ITAT

Once assessee discharges primary onus of providing basic documents in support of the identity, genuineness and the creditworthiness it shifts…

5 days ago

Income Tax

Cost Inflation Index for FY/Tax Year 2026-27 notified by CBDT. See Up-to-date Table of CII

CBDT has notified Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year / Tax Year 2026-27 CBDT has notified "384" as Cost Inflation…

6 days ago

Income Tax

Power of CIT(A) u/s 251(1)(a) to remand case can be exercised only in best judgment assessment

Power of CIT(A) under section 251(1)(a) to remand case could be exercised only when the assessment is passed u/s 144…

6 days ago

ICAI

ICAI (Global Networking) Guidelines, 2025 kept in abeyance

ICAI (Global Networking) Guidelines, 2025 kept in abeyance In February 2026, ICAI had issued ICAI (Global Networking) Guidelines 2025 to…

7 days ago