Patent Search

What is the Patent Search: A patent search is a search of issued patents and published patent applications for inventions that might be considered important “prior art” references when applying for a patent. The prior art is anything in the public domain, patented or not patented, that may determine whether an invention is novel or not.

Why do we do Patent Search: Searching for patents is the only way to determine whether your invention (or the claimed elements of your invention) have been publicly disclosed. This information is extremely important when drawing up the patent application.

What are the types of Patent Search:

There are four types of patent searches:

1) Novelty (patentability);

2) Freedom to Operate (FTO);

3) Non-infringement; and

4) Validity. Novelty searches tend to be the most common search requested.

We provide this service so that before applying for a patent, we can find out if a similar invention or a related invention is available or not on the market and if your invention is applicable or not for a Patent.

Patent Drafting

What is the Patent Drafting: Patent drafting is a part of how to patent an idea and is the process of writing the patent description and claims. It is at the core of every patent application. When the patent is issued or allowed, the draft serves as the specification part of the document.

Patent drafting is a process in which a patent application is prepared describing various features of the invention and detailing the technical effects and advantages of the invention. The main parts of a patent application generally include specifications and drawings.

What is the purpose of patent drafting: This is for enable beginners without any prior knowledge on patent drafting to draft patent specifications on their own. The course will cover the fundamental principles of patent drafting and discuss in detail the concepts in patent law in the context of patent drafting.

We draft the invention in form of the complete specification for your Patent application.

Patent Application Filing

What is Patent Application: The World Trade Organisation defines Intellectual Property Rights as the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. A patent application is a request pending at the patent office for the grant of a patent for an invention described in the patent specification and a set of one or more claims stated in a formal document, including necessary official forms and related correspondence. To obtain the grant of a patent, a person, either legal or natural, must file an application at a patent office with the jurisdiction to grant a patent.

Patent Assignment Deed

What is Patent Assignment Deed: It's an agreement between Assignor and Assignee which explains the rights and conditions related to patent assigned property which means intellectual property of Assignor who is holding monopoly power towards that property.

If an application/ patent is re-assigned at a later stage, the new assignment is required to be recorded at the Indian Patent Office. It is mandatory to record any partial/ complete transfer in ownership of an application/ patent at the Indian Patent Office. If an assignment is not recorded at the Indian Patent Office, the Patent Office or the Court may not admit the same to be a proof of ownership at a later stage.

Renewal/Maintenance of Patents

What is Renewal/Maintenance of Patent: To maintain a patent in India, renewal fees need to be settled annually with the Intellectual Property Office of India. Patent protection is granted for a limited period, ideally 20 years from the filing date of the patent application, and the renewals of it should be done by a payment of its maintenance charges regularly on a particular date set by the patent office that depends on the filing and grant of a patent. A patent can renew for up to a maximum of 20 years from its filing date. After that point, it cannot be renewed any further and will lapse.

If the renewal fee is not paid within the extension period, the patent ceases to exist and passes on to the public domain. The Intellectual property of inventor/patentee will be part of the public domain; Others will be free to use and market their invention; The patentee may stop receiving patent-related royalties; and Patent-related licensing agreements will no longer be enforceable.

Working statements of India

What is working statement: The Indian patent law mandates all patentees or patent licensees of a granted patent to inform the Patent Office regarding their patented invention's use on commercial scale in India. The details of such use (working statement) in a financial year should be furnished in the prescribed manner through Form 27 in the following year.

We provide this service in a large scale. We can handle and manage working statements with bulk patents for India.

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