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Patent Registration

Protecting Technological Innovation and Commercial Advantage

What It Means

A patent gives the inventor exclusive rights over a new, useful, and non-obvious invention — preventing others from making, selling, or using it without permission.

Governing Framework

  • Patents Act, 1970 (as amended)
  • Patents Rules, 2003
  • International treaties (e.g., PCT, Paris Convention)

Process

  1. Prior art search and novelty assessment
  2. Drafting and filing provisional/complete patent specification
  3. Request for Examination (RFE)
  4. Responding to FER (First Examination Report)
  5. Grant of patent and certificate issuance

Key Benefits

  • Exclusive rights for 20 years (India)
  • Increased valuation and investor appeal
  • Enables licensing and revenue generation
  • Legal remedy against infringement

Ideal For

  • Innovators, R&D-based companies, tech startups
  • Engineering, pharma, and biotech firms
  • Businesses with patentable products/processes

Basic Requirements

  • Novel, non-obvious and industrially applicable invention
  • Technical drawings, disclosure and specification
  • Inventor details and priority date

How Law to Corporate Helps

  • Conducts novelty search and patentability opinion
  • Coordinates with patent attorneys for drafting and filing
  • Monitors examination and handles FER response
  • Manages renewals, licensing, and litigation support