Patent Application

Patent Application - Documents Required

1. Documents required for filing an application
2. Application form in duplicate.
3. Provisional or complete specification in duplicate. If the provisional specification is filed, it must be followed by the complete specification within 12 months.
4. Drawing in duplicate (if necessary).
5. Abstract of the invention in duplicate.
6. Information & undertaking listing the number, filing date & current status of each foreign patent application in duplicate.
7. Priority document (if priority date is claimed) in convention application, when directed by the Controller.
8. Declaration of inventor-ship where provisional specification is followed by complete specification or in case of convention/PCT national phase application.
9. Power of attorney (if filed through Patent Agent).
10. Fee (to be paid in cash/by cheque/by demand draft).

Patent Application - Procedure

The inventor may make an application, either alone or jointly with another, or his/their assignee or legal representative of any deceased inventor or his assignee. It is the person who first applies for a patent is entitled to the grant. A prior inventor of the invention who applies subsequently will not get the patent as against the first applicant

1. Write down the idea/concept with exhaustive details regarding Area of invention, Description of invention, how it works and advantages
2. It is always better to include drawings, diagrams or sketches explaining working of invention.
3. Check if the invention is patentable
4. Patentability Search
5. Publication of the Patent Application
6. Request for examination
7. Examination of the Application at the Patent Office
8. Withdrawal of patent application
9. Opposition proceedings to grant of patents
10. Pre-grant opposition
11. Grant of patent
12. Term and date of patent
13. Post-grant opposition