2. Transparency and dissemination of information: The official website provides vast information relating to patents, trademarks, designs and geographical indications. The real time status of IP applications with entire file wrappers and e-registers is now open to the public, providing a strong tool to the public that can now be an integral part of the IP system. An innovative tool, showing the stock and flow of patents and trademarks applications at every stage of its processing, has ushered in transparency.
3. Fee Concession for MSME: MSMEs account for 45% of total industrial production and the total contribution of MSMEs to India's GDP is 38%. To encourage them to innovate and seek protection for their inventions, a 50 % fee reduction has been provided for MSMEs.
4. Madrid Protocol: The operationalization of the Madrid protocol for international protection of trademarks provides the user the facility of protecting his trademark in 90 countries by filing a single application in one language with one set of fees filed at the Trademarks Registry. Till June 2015, 13,666 international applications designating India have been received at the Trademarks Registry, India.
5. International Search Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority: India has been recognised by the World Intellectual Property Organization as the 17th International Search Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority in the world. It began its operations in 2014 and till date, 758 international applications have been received and 575 reports issued. India prides itself on providing quality reports at the lowest cost among the international players like USPTO, EPO, JPO etc. At present it has been recognised as ISA/ IPEA for nationals of Republic of Iran.
6. IPR Awareness Programmes: Awareness creation is one of the major planks of the modernization scheme of IP system, as this will educate the stakeholders about the benefits of registration of their rights as also educate the general public, particularly the business community, on perils of infringement of IPRs held by others/ dealing in pirated and counterfeit products. These programmes are also expected to sensitise the enforcement agencies such as state police forces, and the judiciary.
a) IP Training, Awareness and Outreach Activities: Awareness/ sensitization programs on IPR are organized by IPO as well as with industry associations, Chambers of commerce, academic institutions etc.
b) National and international symposia/ seminar/workshops on IP are organized for potential IP users.
c) e-learning resources: To educate the public via the internet media, a portal on the website of office of the CGPDTM has presentations uploaded on various aspects of IPR.
d) Kids Nook: A corner to educate and inculcate the culture of respecting and protecting IPR's among the next generation has been undertaken via uploaded comics which are based on basics of IPRs.
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