Under what circumstances, it is necessary to obtain a prior permission from the Patent Office?
The person is required to take prior permission from the Patent Office under following circumstances. (a) The applicant is Indian resident and invention is originated in India, (b) Applicant does not wish to file patent application in India prior to filing abroad. (c) If the applicant is Indian resident, a patent application has been filed in India and six weeks period is not yet over from that date (d) The invention relates to atomic energy or defence purpose. 52. Is it essential to deposit biological material in the international depository authority! If the invention uses a biological material which is new, it is essential to deposit the same in the International Depository Authority (IDA) prior to the filing of the application in India in order to supplement the description. The description in the specification should contain the name and address of the International Depository Authority and, date and number of deposition of Biological material. If such biological material is alrea
