{"id":26976,"date":"2021-03-06T12:31:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T07:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=26976"},"modified":"2021-03-06T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T07:01:24","slug":"foreign-filing-license-of-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Filing License of Patent: An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Foreign\nfiling license of patent is when an applicant or a company may come to a\ndecision to file a patent application in a foreign country or decides to obtain\na license on an international application under Patent Cooperation Treaty,\nwithout filing a patent application in India due to different reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian\npatent law does not allow the applicant to file patent applications outside the\nIndian Territory unless the same patent application is filed first in India. The\nIndian Patent Office is the authority to give Foreign Filing License which is\nobtained through a written permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/#Statutory_Law_with_Respect_To_Foreign_Filing_License\" >Statutory Law with Respect To Foreign Filing License<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/#What_are_the_Possible_Reasons_to_Apply_for_Foreign_Filing_License_Patent\" >What are the Possible Reasons to Apply for Foreign Filing License Patent?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/#Requirements_to_Obtain_Foreign_Filing_License\" >Requirements to Obtain Foreign Filing License<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/#What_are_the_Consequences_of_contravention_of_Section_39\" >What are the Consequences of contravention of Section 39?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/#Remedies_against_Rejection_of_Foreign_Filing_License\" >Remedies against Rejection of Foreign Filing License<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/foreign-filing-license-of-patent\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statutory_Law_with_Respect_To_Foreign_Filing_License\"><\/span>Statutory Law with Respect To Foreign Filing License<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under section 39 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 it provides about obtaining of Foreign Filing License or FFL for <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/patent-registration\"><strong>Patent in India<\/strong><\/a>. The legal provision says that it is obligatory for the inventor to obtain a Foreign Filing License (FFL) from the Indian Patent Office (IPO) when the inventor resident in India decides to file a patent application in the foreign country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>No Indian resident can without the written authority\nprescribed on behalf of the Controller make an application for grant of patent\nfor his invention.<\/li><li>He can file directly only if he has made an\napplication for the same invention in India and the application was made not\nless than 6 weeks before applying outside India.<\/li><li>Either on his application in India no direction\nwas given to him or the direction have been revoked.<\/li><li>The controller shall dispose of the application\nwithin the prescribed time period or if the application for grant of patent is\nfor invention relevant to defence purpose or atomic energy then it is mandatory\nfor the Controller to take Central Government\u2019s prior approval.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule 71\n\u2013 <\/strong>The permission for making patent application\noutside India under section 39<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The request for seeking permission for obtaining foreign filing patent license application outside India shall be made in Form 25.<\/li><li>The time duration within which the Controller can dispose of the request made under sub-rule (1), shall normally be within a period of twenty one days from the date of filing of such request but the same shall not apply in case of inventions relating to defence and atomic energy applications.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/process-of-patent-registration-india\/\">Detailed Process of Patent Registration in India<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Possible_Reasons_to_Apply_for_Foreign_Filing_License_Patent\"><\/span>What are the Possible Reasons to Apply for Foreign Filing License Patent?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-are-the-Possible-Reasons-to-Apply-for-Foreign-Filing-License-Patent.png\" alt=\"Foreign Filing License Patent\" class=\"wp-image-27018\" width=\"554\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-are-the-Possible-Reasons-to-Apply-for-Foreign-Filing-License-Patent.png 877w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-are-the-Possible-Reasons-to-Apply-for-Foreign-Filing-License-Patent-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-are-the-Possible-Reasons-to-Apply-for-Foreign-Filing-License-Patent-768x292.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requirements_to_Obtain_Foreign_Filing_License\"><\/span>Requirements to Obtain Foreign Filing License<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a\nnecessary requirement before filing a request for foreign filing license that a\nbrief description of the invention is given by the applicant in his application.\nIt is important to mention the details because the patent\napplications that concerns sensitive technologies that could be prejudicial to\nthe defence of India are prohibited for foreign filing license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nbrief description in the application must adequately cover the invention and\nthe fundamental basic inventive concept that the applicant is aware about while\nat the time of applying for the request to obtain foreign filing license. In\ngeneral, the applicant must have these requisite documents to file a request\nfor the foreign filing license as has been given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\nrequest is made in Form 25 in which within 21 days the IPO grants permission\nfrom the date of making the aforesaid request. <\/li><li>Name, address and the nationality of the\ninventor or the inventors who are India resident.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Where an agent of patent is appointed to represent then Power of Attorney (POA) from the inventor or the applicant who are the Indian resident.<\/li><li>The title of the invention with description and disclosure which shall include drawings if any.<\/li><li>Names of the co-inventors who are non resident of India (NRI).<\/li><li>In case where the rights have been assigned to an applicant then provide with the Name and address of that Applicant, <\/li><li>The name of the country for which the foreign filing license is obtained in case the rights have been assigned to an applicant.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The application should mention the reasons for making such application.<\/li><li>Form 28 where the applicant is a Small Entity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Consequences_of_contravention_of_Section_39\"><\/span>What are the Consequences of contravention of Section 39?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In\ncase, an India resident who does not obtain the foreign\nfiling license before filing application in the foreign country then as per\nSections 40 and 118 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 any Indian application that\nthe applicant may file later shall be rejected in addition to that he shall be liable\nfor penalty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus,\nSection 39 of the Act is very imperative since MNCs have already established\nmany R&amp;D centres in India and there are numerous inventions arising from\nthose R&amp;D centres which shall first be filed in a foreign\ncountry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remedies_against_Rejection_of_Foreign_Filing_License\"><\/span>Remedies against Rejection of Foreign Filing License<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>There are few remedies against the rejection of the Foreign filing License, which are as follows:-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FFL Rejected and No Secrecy Direction Is Imposed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A review request of such an order of the\nController rejecting foreign filing license can be made under Section 77 of the\nAct. Then there is no right for further appeal against the rejection of FFL\norder by the Controller. <\/li><li>The only available remedy is to file a writ\npetition before the High Court to challenge the Controller\u2019s order rejecting an\nFFL. The High Court shall be in the jurisdiction where the office of the\nController is situated.<\/li><li>In addition to this the applicant has the choice\nto file a patent application in India along with a complete or provisional\nspecification.<\/li><li>If no secrecy direction is imposed on the\napplication after six weeks of filing the application as according to Section\n39(1) (a) and (b) then the Applicant can file the application in foreign\ncountries. <\/li><li>Therefore, the complete or provisional\nspecification will be considered on filing the patent application in India, and\nif it is established that the invention in the application is not related with\nthe defence purpose, then the Controller may not enforce secrecy direction\nunder Section 35(1). By that the Applicant will be able to apply for foreign\nfiling license application in the foreign country.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FFL Rejected and Secrecy Direction is Imposed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In this case when the Controller rejects the foreign filing license request and has as well imposed secrecy directions on the invention, the invention cannot be filed outside India nor shall be allowed to publish.<\/li><li>In such a condition the existing alternative option for the applicant is to file an Indian Patent Application which can be either Provisional or Complete Specification with the IPO to secure a priority date.<\/li><li>The <strong><em>Central Government<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_government\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup> shall review the secrecy direction issued by the Controller after every six months.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Even the Applicant can anytime make such review request after the issuance of secrecy directions and the Controller shall if deems fit can review the same.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign\nFiling License is a license obtained due to various required reasons by which\nthe applicant feels the need to apply for patent license outside India. But it\nis equally important that such filing should conform to the Indian laws and\nshould not be derogatory to the interest of nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering this, the India Patent office is diligently meeting the twenty-one day deadline to check that the application has fulfilled all the provisions of the Indian statute and thus, only then permits such foreign filing license to the inventor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/procedure-for-registration-of-patent-agent-in-india\/\">Procedure for Registration of Patent Agent in India<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign filing license of patent is when an applicant or a company may come to a decision to file a patent application in a foreign country or decides to obtain a license on an international application under Patent Cooperation Treaty, without filing a patent application in India due to different reasons. Indian patent law does [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":27017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[282],"tags":[1583],"acf":{"service_id":"20"},"authorName":"Kandarp Vanita","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image_2021_02_01T09_09_44_024Z.png","authorDescription":"Kandarp Vanita has done masters in Corporate and Commercial Law from WB National University of Juridical Sciences. She has 3 yrs of experience in drafting legal documents &amp; dissertations. 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