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A week ago, the Calcutta High Court had said that hiring of employees on contract basis was causing delay in approval of trademarks and patents due to shortage of manpower.
This method is illegal. Now the Additional Solicitor General of the country has also given the opinion to cancel the approval given to outsourced employees. As a result, the future of lakhs of patents and trademarks granted in the last two years has come into serious question.
Clouds of uncertainty are looming over millions of patent and trademark orders passed by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) in the last two years. Since, the Additional Solicitor General (ASJ) of the country has questioned its legality. He has said that the decisions in this regard have been taken by outsourced employees, which have been flawed from the beginning and are not legally enforceable. The Additional Solicitor General, in his opinion submitted to the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on June 17, 2024, has suggested that all decisions taken by unauthorized outsourced personnel be canceled. The Commerce and Industry Minister directed his officials to seek the opinion of the Additional Solicitor General in this matter.
Due to acute shortage of staff, CGPDTM outsourced a total of 790 employees through the Quality Council of India. Which then cost Rs 50.26 crore from October 10, 2022. Of course, the patent office had originally proposed to hire 1,114 employees at an annual cost of Rs 62.15 crore. The Economic Advisory Council said in its report that the employees were hired through outsourcers to overcome the shortage of manpower due to delay in patent and trademark approvals.
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Facing acute shortage of staff, CGPDTM outsourced a total of 790 employees through Quality Council of India with effect from 10th October 2022 at a cost of Rs 50.26 crore.
Employees were hired through outsourcers to overcome manpower shortages caused by delays in patent and trademark approvals.
The patent office had originally proposed to employ 1,114 employees at an annual cost of Rs 62.15 crore.
