Guidelines and Manuals
This page provides official patent guidelines and manuals issued by the Indian Patent Office (IP India). These documents guide patent examination, procedure and practice under the Patents Act, 1970 and Patent Rules.
Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Patent Examination Procedures – Click here
Guidelines for Examination of Ayush Related Inventions-2025 – Click here
GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION OF COMPUTER RELATED INVENTIONS (CRIs) – 2025 – Click here
Annexure I – Additional Illustrative Examples (CRIs 2025) – Click here
Annexure II – Non Exhaustive List of Case Laws related to CRIs (2025) – Click here
Comments/Feedbacks Received in Response to Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) – 2025 Draft Versions 1.0 & 2.0 + Details of In person Consultation with stakeholders with regard to Draft CRI Guidelines – 2025 – Click here
Revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer-related Inventions (CRIs) – 2017 – Click here
Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) – 2016 – Click here
Draft Guidelines for Search and Examination of Patent Public Notice – Click here
Draft Guidelines for Search and Examination of Patent application inviting Comments/Suggestion -2015 – Click here