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Detailed explanation-1: -NEW DELHI: India and Japan have agreed to recognize each other’s offices to act mutually as competent International Searching and International Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA) for any international patent application filed with them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) generally known as the Indian Patent Office, is an agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade which administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yes, an applicant can directly file a Patent Application in different countries without first filing it in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -As per Section 39 of the Indian Patent Act, any inventor of India seeking for International patent are required to file the patent application initially in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are four patent offices in India, located in different cities, i.e., Chennai (in southern India), Delhi (in northern India), Kolkata (in eastern India), and Mumbai (in western India). In geographical terms, these four offices cover the length and breadth of the entire country.