New Delhi, Sep 8 (KNN) Keeping pace with the Digital India programme, the Ministry of Commerce has decided to email the First Examination Reports (FER) of the applications for registration of designs.

In this regard, the Office of the Controller General Patents, Designs and Trademarks said in a Public Notice, “It is for information to all the stakeholders that in order to facilitate faster processing of applications for registration of designs, First Examination Reports (FER) and subsequent office communications shall be communicated in the e-mail or digital address of the applicant / agent as mentioned in the address of service for respective design applications wherever available.”

This provision of sending First Examination Reports to applicant/ agent through e-mail would commence from 5th September, 2016.

The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has advised the applicants to provide their valid email id in the Address for Service in Application for registration of Design ( Form-1) so as to facilitate quick transmission of registration certificates to them.

The process relating to generation & issuance of registration certificates for applications made for registration of trademarks has already been fully automated. (KNN Bureau)