Patent Registration in India
What is
Patent?
A patent is an exclusive
right granted by the government to the inventor for an invention which is a new
and inventive solution to an existing technological problem.
Types
of patent applications granted in India
- Ordinary or Non-Provisional
Application
- Convention Application
- PCT International Application
- PCT National Phase Application
- Patent of Addition
- Divisional Application
Criteria for
a patent to be granted
1 Novelty
2 Industrial Application
3 Inventive Step
Term
of Patent
The term of every patent in India is 20 years
from the date of filing the patent application, irrespective of whether it is
filed with provisional or complete specification. However, in case of
applications filed under the Patent Cooperative Treaty (PCT), the term of 20
years begins from the international filing date.
Payment
of Renewal Fee
It is important to note that a patentee has to
renew the patent every year by paying the renewal fee, which can be paid every a year or in a lump sum.
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