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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Provisional Or Complete? Patent Application in India As per Section 9 of the Patents Act 1970, a patent application in India may be accompanied with a provisional or a complete specification. Patent Application in India The provisional specification is filed for an invention/ an inventive concept in which the work is still under progress. The provisional[…]
Objective The prime objective of a prior art search is to ascertain published patents/ patent applications and non-patent literature such as research papers, articles, conference presentations which implicitly or explicitly disclose the invention under study. It is always advisable to conduct prior art search/es before commencing drafting and/or filing of an application for a patent.[…]
Patent specification? a techno-legal document elaborating best mode of carrying out the claimed invention and claims to the patent rights. Embark your inventions’ claim. Importance? a single document referred by patent examiner/controller, licensee, competitor, judge, lawyers, public/peers. one document to please all. one document multiple benefits – Protection, Economic Viability, Enforcement etc. well drafted patent[…]
