Patent
A Patent is a legal right or say license granted by the government, giving an inventor the exclusive right to commercialize, make, use or sell his/her invention for a specified number of years in the market. Patent registration applications are handled by the The Patent Office, Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks. Patent applications can be filed electronically with provisional or complete specification, at the appropriate Patent Office.
A patentable invention can be any
- Art, process, method or manner of manufacture
- Machine, apparatus or other articles
- Substances produced by manufacturing
- Computer software with technical application to industry or used with Hardware
- Product patent for food, chemicals, medicines and drugs
Procedure for Patent Application
Preparing and Filing Patent Application
- Attending To The Proceedings And Obtaining Provisional Papers After Necessary Follow Up
- Publication In Official Journal
- Opposition received from any one
- Examination
- Acceptance
- Grant of Patent
Patent registrations have a validity of 20 years from the Date of Filing of Patent Application, irrespective of whether it is filed with provisional or complete specification.