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Patent is an exclusive right of any inventor that gives him the legal authority to prohibit others from making or using a particular invention. A provisional patent registration is the preliminary step towards filing a permanent patent. A provisional application is a brief synopsis which discloses the essence or the nature of the invention. It explains the patent in brief but not completely. Filing a provisional patent is very useful for inventors as it fixes the priority date and secures the invention so that nobody else can copy or claim authority over it. A Patent Registration gives patentee to get a patent of an intellectual property right to an innovation completed by an individual or firm. It additionally gives the proprietor more inclination over other individuals for that particular innovation.
The Patenting system in India is administered by the Patents Act, 1970 and The Patents Rules 1972 . A patent is approved by the India patent office which enables the patentee to keep up an monopoly for a limited time over the utilization and advancement of an invention.
An invention cannot be patented if:
An invention must contain following three main qualities to be patentable:
There are three types of Patents granted in india:
A Patent contains following things: –
Copy of PAN card of the Proprietor/Partner/Managing Director.
Nature of Business
MSME/SSI Certificate
Patent registration creates an intellectual property, which is an intangible assetfor patentee. Registered patent is an intangible asset that can be sold, franchised or commercially contracted.
Registered patent holders are allowed to take action or sue for damages in case of patent infringement. Patent protection is not enforceable for unregistered inventions.
If an invention is patented, indirectly gives the brand recognition and empower the business to charge a premium price to the customers. Especially, if a product that has great usefulness in the industry which will help to expand the valuation of the patentee’s business.
The patent filing is important to get exclusive rights over it. If one doesn’t protect it under the law, anyone can exploit it commercially once it becomes available to the public. To restrict others from utilizing, selling, or making copies, the inventor must obtain a patent
History of the invention, possible prototypes, all the minor details about the invention. This is to make the inventive steps stated clearly and help them draft better claims for the patent. The draft should also include the most useful aspect about the invention with the technical drawings, illustrating the functionality of the invention. And whether it is a developed or improved version of an already existing patent.
No, once the invention is in the public domain, it cannot be patented anymore. Inventors should not disclose their inventions before filing the patent application.
An invention needs to have these three main qualities to be patentable:
A provisional patent is valid for one year from the date of filing. If the complete specification is not filed within that one year then the application gets abandoned.
A provisional patent is a temporary patent which is applied when the invention is not finalized and is still in the experimental phase. Application for the permanent patent is made when the invention is finalized and ready to be patented for 20 years.
The provisional patent enables you to register your name against the invention even before it is finalized. The patent is awarded to the person who files it first rather than the person who invents at the first place. A provisional patent can be filed even when the invention is just at a conceptual stage.
A patent filed and registered in India is valid only in India. To register a patent in other countries, a separate patent application should be filed with the respective countries or through PCT. No patent is global.
A patent filed and registered in India is valid only in India. To register a patent in other countries, a separate patent application should be filed with the respective countries or through PCT. No patent is global.
In India, the term of a patent is for 20 years from the date of application.
As such there are no restrictions, however, there are stipulated additional fees, if the (provisional) application draft exceeds 30 pages
No, the mentioned charges only include professional fees and 18% GST, any government fees for filing provisional patent / complete specification has to be paid by the client, at the time of submitting the application.
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