TRAI releases Consultation Paper on 'Proliferation of Public Wi-Fi Networks in India' (See 'Corp Brief') DoP and DTDC sign MoU to strengthen Logistics and E-Commerce in India (See 'Corp Brief') Trade Mark - Defendants' conduct of running a coordinated fraudulent recruitment scheme, impersonating the plaintiffs & extracting money from each candidate, is deliberate exploitation of plaintiffs' goodwill & causes reputational harm: HC (See 'Legal Desk') PDUNASS-Gujarat NLU launch Programme on Labour Law and Social Security Compliance (See 'Corp Brief') Shivraj to launch PMGSY-IV Batch-II in Srinagar (See 'Corp Brief') India emphasises Inclusive and Ecosystem Based Governance of Small Scale Fisheries (See 'Corp Brief') SAFEMA - Certain transaction falls within ambit of benami transaction where appellants failed to produce supporting material, despite opportunity, to establish legitimate source of funds either in hands of lender or alleged contributors: SAFEMA TRIBUNAL (See 'Legal Desk') Diaspora vital connectors between India and global innovation ecosystems: MoS (See 'Corp Brief') Srinagar Khel Sankalp affirms unified commitment to athlete-centric sports ecosystem (See 'Corp Brief') IBC - If corporate debtor is solvent & functioning company, then insolvency process invoked only to secure payment of individual dues by initiation of CIRP, amounts to misuse of IBC as recovery mechanism: SC (See 'Legal Desk') Reining in Misuse of IBC for Recovery (See CORP EINSICHT) SAMAVESH Portal, NMBA 2.0, SETU and SMILE Beggary Apps Launched at Chandigarh Shivir (See 'Corp Brief') PMLA - Attachment of a residential property upheld where Act itself permits attachment not only of property directly acquired from proceeds of crime, but also of untainted property representing equivalent value where actual proceeds of crime are unavailable or untraceable: HC (See 'Legal Desk') Veep urges Youth to become Job Creators and Nation-Builders (See 'Corp Brief') CCIC launches 'Soul Threads' - A Heritage Designer Collection Celebrating Artisanal Legacy (See 'Corp Brief') IBC - If statutory authority, during subsistence of moratorium u/s 14, directs bank to place lien on bank accounts of Corporate Debtor, and bank acts on same, it would amount to execution against Corporate Debtor and is barred by Sec 14: NCLT (See 'Legal Desk')

Patent Agent Examination - Results declared

Published: Aug 02, 2022

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, AUG 02, 2022: RESULTS of Patent Agent Examination (PAE) 2022 have been announced today. PAE-2022 was conducted on May 08, 2022, after a gap of four (04) years due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 7718 candidates registered for the examination to appear at various IP Office locations in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and RGNIIPM, Nagpur. On completing the three-tier screening process, 1026 candidates secured the passing criteria as per the Patents Rules 2016 and were declared 'Pass'.

The result of PAE-2022 can be viewed on, https://www.ipindia.gov.in/IPIndiaAdmin/newsdetail.htm?813/

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textile Piyush Goyal Piyush Goyal has conveyed his best wishes to the successful candidates qualifying in the Patent Agent Examination 2022 and appreciated their commitment to nurturing the Creative & Innovative Bharat. The newbies Patent Agent are the future of India, and their endeavour to support intellectual property creation is commendable for the socio-economic development of Bharat to fulfil the vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan'.

The qualified Patent Agents in PEA-2022 will be given the opportunity to undergo training at the RGNIIPM, Nagpur, a flagship centre of excellence in IP-related awareness generation.

The O/o CGPDTM conducts Patent Agent Examination (PAE), Mumbai, under the provisions of rule 110 of the Patents Rule, 2016 (as amended) of Sec. 126 of the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended). The PAE is a three-stage examination. Paper I is MCQ based (100 marks), while Paper II (100 marks) is subjective. Both papers aim to test the Patents Act and the rules to judge the analytical understanding of aspiring candidates.

The Patent Agents are the torch bearers of the inquisitive minds that indulge in creating new inventions with wide social applications. They represent the IP creators before the Patent Office by highlighting the invention's patentability for getting protection. They represent the inventor as an IP Expert who can assist the inventor in the IP Protection of the invention.

TIOL CORP SEARCH

TIOL GROUP WEBSITES