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Meera Textiles Pvt Ltd, Surat, wants a statutory monopoly over a new weaving process it invented. It asks which Indian office, under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, handles grant of patents, registration of trade marks, designs and geographical indications. Which office is this?

The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, functioning under DPIIT, grants patents and registers trade marks, designs and geographical indications in India. Copyright registration is handled by a separate Copyright Office, and biodiversity matters fall under the National Biodiversity Authority.

  1. AOffice of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade MarksCorrect
  2. BCopyright Office under the Registrar of Companies
  3. CMinistry of Corporate Affairs Registry of IP
  4. DNational Biodiversity Authority

Explanation

In India the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM), under DPIIT, administers patents, designs, trade marks and geographical indications. The Copyright Office is separate and handles copyright, and it does not sit under the Registrar of Companies. The National Biodiversity Authority deals with biological resources, not these registrations.

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