Procedure for Patent Application Filing in India: Filing a patent application in any of the global IP offices is the first and foremost step towards securing a patent towards an invention. For a patent application filing, one has to submit a set of forms to the patent office. This procedure can be done by both[…]
Patent Filing: A Patent is a legal document granted by the government giving an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specified period of time (generally 20 years). During this tenure, an applicant can enjoy an exclusive monopoly to make, sell, and license its granted invention to any third party. But[…]
It is universally accepted fact that a patent counsel’s job is not merely limited to a prosecution, litigation, and maintenance it’s much more than that. Apart from these above-mentioned tasks which are basic in nature, they are also required to envision the whole technological domain to ensure that their client remains at the top of[…]
Prior art search is one of the most important elements in a patent granting procedure, wherein, we ensure that the intended invention is novel and is not published anywhere in the world before the grant of the priority date. Doing prior art search is a systematic approach that requires detailed, prudent and effective planning starting[…]
What is PCT? The PCT offers an alternative route to filing patent applications directly in the patent offices of those countries which are Contracting States of the PCT. It does not preclude taking advantage of the priority rights and other advantages provided under the Paris Convention and the WTO-administered Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual[…]
A PCT international application is governed by the Patent Cooperation Treaty and can be validated in upto 151 countries. The PCT international application may be filed by an Indian applicant after receiving foreign filing permission under section 39 of the Patents Act 1970 or if the patent application has been filed in India not less[…]
When a PCT international application is made designating India, an applicant can file a national phase application in India within 31 months from the international filing date or the priority date, whichever is earlier. PCT NATIONAL The PCT national phase application is filed in Indian Patent Office along with Form-1 for providing details of the international[…]
Patent claims are written to “particularly point out and distinctly claim” an invention in a statutory class. The prescribed and accepted way of writing a claim is that each claim shall be a single sentence. That is, the standard custom as to claim construction is that each claim must be the object of a single[…]
Design Patent, in general terms, consists of the visual ornamental characteristics embodied in any product. Since a design is manifested in its ornamental features, the protection sought in case of a design patent application may be applied to the configuration and ornamental features of the design. The design patent could be granted for any novelty[…]
A PCT international application may be filed by an Indian applicant after receiving foreign filing permission under section 39 of the Patents Act 1970, or after six weeks and within twelve months of the filing of a patent application in India. FILING PCT APPLICATION Receiving Office A PCT international application may be filed in India as[…]
