Filing into India, or out of India into the world.
India is a significant market and a PCT contracting state, and its procedure has particularities that catch foreign applicants out. We act for overseas applicants entering India, and for Indian clients filing abroad. We have an office in Montreal alongside our Indian network.
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For applicants entering India
We handle Indian national-phase entry from a PCT application, direct Convention filings, and trademark and design protection in India.
Indian practice has requirements that surprise applicants used to other jurisdictions — most notably Section 8, which requires you to keep the Controller informed about corresponding applications filed outside India. Failing to comply has been fatal to Indian patents in litigation. We manage it as a standing obligation rather than a one-off form.
We also handle examination replies, hearings, oppositions and renewals, and report in the format your home firm expects.
For Indian clients filing abroad
We advise on whether the PCT route or direct Paris Convention filings fit your markets, timeline and cash flow — and we will say plainly when PCT is not worth its cost for two or three target countries.
Where Section 39 of the Patents Act applies, foreign filing permission must be obtained before filing outside India. We check this before anything leaves the country, because getting it wrong has serious consequences for the Indian application.
We coordinate national-phase entries with associates in each jurisdiction, and plan translations and budgets well before deadlines rather than in the final fortnight.
Working across time zones
We work in English, report in the formats foreign associates expect, and keep docketing that matches the deadline discipline you are used to. Our Montreal office gives North American clients a contact in a workable time zone.
Fees are quoted in writing before work begins, with official fees itemised separately from professional fees.
What we will tell you honestly
There is no such thing as an international patent, and no filing route creates one. The PCT gives you time and a single administrative route; every grant is a national decision under national law.
We will also tell you when a market is not worth filing in. Each national phase is a real recurring cost, and filing in ten countries because ten sounds thorough is how IP budgets are wasted.
Questions we are asked most
Can you act for a foreign applicant in India?
Yes. We act for overseas applicants and their counsel on Indian national-phase entry, direct filings, prosecution, oppositions and renewals.
What is Section 8 and why does it matter?
Section 8 of the Indian Patents Act requires an applicant to keep the Controller informed about corresponding applications filed outside India. Non-compliance has been raised successfully against Indian patents in litigation, so we treat it as an ongoing obligation, not a formality.
Do Indian applicants need permission to file abroad?
Where Section 39 applies, yes — foreign filing permission is required before filing outside India, unless an Indian application was filed first and the prescribed period has passed. We check this in every case.
Do you work with foreign law firms?
Yes, regularly. We act as Indian agents for overseas firms and report in the format and cadence you require.
How are fees handled?
Quoted in writing before work starts, with official fees itemised separately from professional fees. We are a GST-registered Indian firm and invoice accordingly.
Not happy with something? We keep a dedicated complaint-handling team, separate from the people delivering your matter. Every complaint gets a reference number and an independent review. Raise a complaint or send feedback.
Talk to an IP expert
Tell us what you have. We will tell you honestly whether it is protectable, which right applies, and what it costs — before you spend anything.
Prefer to talk? Call +91 76006 90996 or email info@mycrave.co.in.