December 27, 2006
It was recently announced that representatives of the USPTO and the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry (IMCI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding several intellectual property issues. This MOU, signed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Jon Dudas, and the Secretary of the IMCI, Ajay Dua, is to “advance[] the objective established by President Bush and Prime Minister Singh in March for the United States and India to work together to promote innovation, creativity and technological advancement by providing a vibrant intellectual property rights regime,” according to Dudas. According to the USPTO press release (link below), this MOU contains affirmations to “strengthen” the respective offices, and that “the USPTO will help train Indian patent and trademark examiners, develop education material for the examiners and produce a manual on patent practice for use by Indian examiners and the public.”
USPTO Press Release: LINK
IMCI Website: LINK
Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (India): LINK
USPTO Press Release: LINK
IMCI Website: LINK
Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (India): LINK
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