Examination Guidelines


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  • GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION OF COMPUTER RELATED INVENTIONS (CRIs) - 2025
  • Annexure I - Additional Illustrative Examples
  • Annexure II - Non Exhaustive List of Case Laws related to CRIs
  • PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (2.32 MB)
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  • Comments/Feedbacks Received in Response to Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) - 2025 Draft Versions 1.0 & 2.0
  • Details of In person Consulation with stakeholders with regard to Draft CRI Guidelines - 2025.
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    1 Revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer-related Inventions (CRIs) - 2017 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (870 KB)
    2 Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) - 2016 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (663 KB)
    7 Draft Guidelines for Search and Examination of Patent Public Notice PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (353 KB)
    8 Draft Guidelines for Search and Examination of Patent application inviting Comments/Suggestion -2015 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (674 KB)
    5 Guidelines for examination of patent applications in the field of Pharmaceuticals - 2014 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (805 KB)
    4 Guidelines for Examination of Biotechnology Applications for Patent - 2013 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (677 KB)
    6 Draft guideline for Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) - 2013 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (1.01 MB)
    3 Guidelines for Processing of Patent Applications relating to Traditional Knowledge and Biological Material - 2012 PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site. (310 KB)