Tanya Rawal

is an Intern at Davé Law Group LLC. She is a senior at Newark Charter High School located in Newark, Delaware. She is the Vice President for Delaware HOSA Future Health Professionals. She is the Co-founder and Vice President of a chapter of the national organization Bring Change to Mind at her high school.

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India Amends Patent Rules and Reduces Fees by 80% for Educational Institutions

On September 21, 2021, India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published amended Patents Rules, 2021, to amend the 2003 Patents Rules. The amendment now includes a new category, “eligible educational institutions,” which qualifies for the same reduced fees as natural persons, startups, and small entities. This means any “eligible educational institution” will pay 80% reduced fees for the entire patent filing and prosecution, thereby hopefully incentivizing those institutions to apply for more patents, and bringing India a step closer to becoming a global player in patent filings.

October 9, 2021

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