PATENTS

An “invention” means a new product or process involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application.

“Inventive step” means a feature of an invention that involve technical advance as compared to the existing knowledge or having economic significance or both and that makes the invention not obvious to a person skilled in the art.

The law governing grant of patents in India is the Patent Act, 1970  and Patent Rules, 2003.

Services Provided:

1. Opinion and advise on Patentability of an invention, Freedom-to-operate (FTOs) for new product launches, infringement of Patent search.
2. Search services for identifying prior art, for Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) clearances for new product launches, assessing invalidity of a Patent.
3. Drafting of a Patent specification and claims prior to filing.
4. Filing and Prosecution of Patent applications in India and foreign countries:
5. Ordinary application (provisional/complete).
   Paris Conventional Patent application.
   National Phase PCT application.
6. PCT international patent application.
   Divisional application (Ordinary, Conventional,
7. National phase PCT).
8. Patent of Addition.
9. Handling Pre-grant and Post grant oppositions.
   Renewal and maintenance of Patents
   Filing statement of working/non working for granted patents.
10. Recordal of change in name, address, nationality of applicant, inventor, Agent.
    Recordal of Deed of Assignment for registered/unregistered patents.
11. Infringement, Filing Suits and Litigation matters related to IP Matters.
12. Obtaining Foreign Filing License for seeking permission for inventors who are Indian Residents to apply patents outside India.
13. Translation of patent specification, priority document from a foreign language to English.
    Preparing entire response to the First Office Action, Hearing Notice.
14. Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
15. Restoration of lapsed patent, withdrawal/Surrender of patent, Filing a Review Petition etc.