INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING-UP OF APPLICATION FORM

General 

(i)       All relevant technical and other details and diagrams must be submitted in the application forms. Information asked should be correct and given in full.

(ii)   Wherever annexures are attached separately, the annexure number should correspond to that of the item for which    the annexure is being attached. For example, the additional information provided on separate sheet for item 2  pertaining to the particulars of the applicant should be labelled as Annexure –Item-2. 

(iii)     Wherever any date is to be filled it should be given in the format DD-MM-YY. For example 14^th Feb. 1996 is given as 140296. 

A. Title of invention (s.no. 1)

Invention title should be brief, concise, appropriate and reflective of the invention and should be composed within 120 characters

B. Brief statement about subject area(s) to which the  invention relates (s.no. 2)

Under brief description the applicant should give the abstract of the invention, highlighting all the major essential features of the invention in not more than 250 words.

C. Particulars of inventor(s) (s.no. 3)

Name and addresses of all individuals responsible for the development should be indicated in S.No. 2. If inventors are more than 5, then the particulars   of the remaining inventors may be put in the same format, on a separate sheet.

NAME: Leave one box blank after each word. For example, Prashant Kumar Tyagi should be written as: 

QUALIFICATIONS: Fill in the appropriate code for your highest qualification as per table given below: 

D. Address of inventor (s.no. 4)

Address, Telephone No. and Fax No. of the First Inventor/Group Leader should be  filled in the given boxes and that of the remaining inventors should be given on  separate sheets in the same format. Any change in address should be intimated immediately, so that, correspondence from NRDC is correctly addressed. 

E. Stage of development (s.no. 7)

Choose the appropriate code for the stage of development. See the ‘Process’ or   ‘Product’ category according to your invention. 

     (a) Process                                                                                              (b) Product 

F. Test status (s.no. 8)

Refer to the table below for appropriate code:

Full details of the tests and quantitative data obtained during test should be provided. 

G. Drawbacks in the existing state-of-the-art (s.no. 15)

Indicate the drawbacks in the existing state-of-the-art, which prompted the Inventor for the   Invention.

H.  Objectives of the invention (s.no. 19)

List the main objectives to be attained by the invention.

I. Advantages over all other known alternatives (s.no. 21)

Indicate the advantages in terms of reductions in capital cost, operating cost for the same performance.

Improved performance, productivity, robustness, reliability, safety, layout, service ability, range of applications, utility, directly or as an attachment may be labelled under the advantages.

J. Detailed description (s.no. 22) 

It should be typed on one side of A4 size paper leaving left and right margins and should not exceed more than ten pages. The detailed description should give the specifications, performance characteristics, limitation, principle of design/construction, details of method of construction/process/manufacture etc. It should be supported by relevant drawing, diagrams and circuit details, as required. 

In a complete disclosure, while the prior art setting may be mentioned in general terms in the description, the essential novelty, the essence of the invention, must be described in such details, including proportion and techniques where appropriate, so as to enable those persons skilled in the art to make and use the invention, as of the filing date of the application.  

Specific operative embodiments or examples of the invention must be set out in the description. Examples and other descriptive passages should  be of a scope sufficient to justify the scope of the claims.  

In addition, there is a requirement that the application should relate to one invention only. This requirement , referred to as “unity of invention” is particularly important for the purpose of drafting the claims.

K. Processing fee (s.no. 23)