Public Consultation Open: Draft CRI Guidelines 2025!
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) is seeking inputs on the Draft Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (CRI), 2025. This is a crucial opportunity for stakeholders and the public to contribute to the evolution of CRI guidelines.
The official public notice can be accessed here
Key highlights of the draft guidelines include:
– Comprehensive interpretation of legal provisions based on recent case laws relating to Section 3(k).
– Detailed guidelines and relevant case laws for checking the novelty and inventive step of CRIs.
– A structured 5-step test for inventive step assessment.
– In-depth explanation of the sufficiency of disclosure requirements.
– Practical examples demonstrating the concept of technical effect/advancement.
– 10 examples of patentable CRI inventions and 10 examples of non-patentable CRI inventions to provide predictability to applicants.
Those interested can submit comments and suggestions via email to sukanya.ipo@nic.in with the subject line “Comments on Draft CRI Guidelines 2025” by April 15, 2025. The feedback is essential to ensure these guidelines are robust and effective.
The Draft CRI Guidelines 2025 can be accessed here:
Draft_CRI_Guidelines_Publication_March2025
