Provisional Application Services in Darjiling

Provisional Application in Darjiling: local information

Darjiling is in West Bengal, whose capital is Kolkata.

Trademark applicants whose principal place of business is in West Bengal fall under the Kolkata office of the Trade Marks Registry, which handles examination correspondence and hearings for the region. Applications are filed online, so you do not need to travel from Darjiling.

Offices and courts for Provisional Application in West Bengal

• Trade Marks Registry, Kolkata office — the appropriate office for applicants whose principal place of business is in West Bengal; it sends examination reports and lists hearings
• Calcutta High Court — hears intellectual property appeals and infringement matters arising in West Bengal; besides its principal seat in Kolkata, it sits at benches elsewhere in West Bengal, and the bench is decided by the district where the case arises

Provisional Application at a glance

A Provisional Patent Application allows you to file for a patent without a complete specification. Read the full Provisional Application guide.

Key documents

• Invention disclosure document
• Drawings/diagrams (if applicable)
• PAN and address of all inventors
• Assignment deed (if applicant is different from inventor)

Full document checklist

Fee and timeline

Starting price ₹14,999; government and third-party charges are payable at actual. Indicative timeline: Application filed same day; examination of complete specification takes 48–60 months (request for examination is mandatory).