Help

This page explains how to use the website of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, which runs ipindia.gov.in.

Finding information

Main menu – the sections Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, Copyright, SICLDR, RGNIIPM and International Cooperation each open a menu of their pages.
Search – use the search icon in the header to search every page and document on this website.
Find on this site – the round button at the bottom right answers questions such as “where are the patent forms?” with links to the right pages.
Sitemap – the Sitemap lists every section and page.
Who’s Who and Contact Us – officers, offices, addresses and telephone numbers.

Accessibility options

The accessibility icon in the header opens a panel with high contrast, text size, link highlighting and image hiding. The Skip to main content link at the top of every page lets keyboard and screen-reader users jump past the navigation. See also Accessibility Statement and Screen Reader Access.

Hindi

Use the language control in the header to read the website in Hindi or another Indian language. Translation is provided through Bhashini (Digital India BHASHINI).

Viewing documents

Documents are mostly published as PDF (Portable Document Format). Each link shows the file size. To open PDF files you need a PDF reader; free readers include Adobe Acrobat Reader and the readers built into Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Some older notifications are scanned copies; if you need an accessible version of a document, write to us through the Feedback form.

Online services

Filing, fee payment, application status and public search are provided on separate IP India portals (links under E-Gateways and in each section). Those portals have their own help pages and help desks.