Patent Registration

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Registration of patent in India is a serious work which needs years of experience and sound technical knowledge of the subject matter.

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Intellectual property refers to the creative aspects of the mind such as inventions, literary and art works, designs, symbols, images, etc., that are protected by law. There are different methods in which one can protect the intellectual property. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc. are examples of intellectual property protection methods.

Patent is a license or permit authorized by the government conferring a legal right for a period of time. The main right is the sole ownership of the product and excluding others from making, using, selling or importing the patented product without the consent of the owner.

A patent is usually granted to an inventor to protect its invention. An invention implies a new product or process involving creativity and applied to or capable of industrial application.

A patent is granted to an invention if it meets the following criteria:

Novelty: The invention has to be new and cannot be a part of prior state of work, implying that it must not have been published, presented or revealed publicly.
Inventiveness: This is a feature of invention that involves the advancement of the existing knowledge or state or work that is strikingly evident to any person.
Utility: An invention must be applied to or applicable in industrial process.

Therefore, an invention that can be manufactured, used and reproduced is granted patentability.

There are three types of patents:

Utility patents: It is granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof
Design patents: It is granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture
Plant patents: It is granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant

Reasons to obtain Patent Registration Patent Registration is required for many reasons.

It gives legal rights over the product or process invented
It reduces tax rate on patented products
Patenting a product gives the inventor an intangible asset and related rights and actions that come with it
It gives the inventor an edge over its competitors

Process of Patent Registration

Patent search is the most important step. All inventions are not patentable. Check if the patent meets all the criteria of patentability and whether it can be a patent or not.
File a patent application form either by self or with the help of a professional if the invention can be patented.
File the supporting documents with complete details of the invention such as:
Area and nature of the invention
Invention description
Working of the invention
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