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( PROVISIONAL PATENT REGISTRATION + PATENT SEARCH) Registration - An Overview
PROVISIONAL PATENT REGISTRATION
AN OVERVIEW
Provisional patent registration is the application that is usually made before filing a usually patent. Provisional patent registration is a document that is filed before complete patent specification in the office of the controller of patents pertaining to an outlook patent.
As the patent is incomplete, it is known as a Provisional patent. Getting a provisional patent registration is not mandatory, but it has many advantages for the inventor. The provisional specification is filed along with a patent application if the applicant feels that the invention is at a stage wherein it can be disclosed on paper but has not attained the final step.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PROVISIONAL PATENT REGISTRATION
- Form 1 (application for grant of the patent)
- Form 2 (provisional specifications)
- Form 5 (Declaration of Inventorship)
- Form 26 (Power of attorney)
- (Statutory Patent fee)
- Form 3 (Corresponding declaration and undertakings concerning foreign patent application)
- Priority document ( For convention application if the priority date is claimed)
- Illustration/ Diagrams of the invention.
PROVISIONAL PATENT FILING PROCESS IN INDIA
Filing a provisional patent application is a crucial one. If you want to prevent others from stealing your invention, it is important to secure an accurate patent application filing date. You should also file if you aren’t yet ready for the full non provisional patent. You can then use the phrase “patent pending” to explain the invention. A provisional patent application is often filed to protect an idea while the inventor refines and develops the idea.
Step 1: Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) Preparation
Provide answers to the questions stated in the IDF that covers the following:
- The issues that you are trying to explain.
- Solutions and problems that are already available with these solutions.
- Technical features for your invention.
- The functionality of the technical features.
- Any alternatives to the proposed solution.
Step 2: Invention Consolidation
A filled out IDF form is reviewed to identify new technical features.
This step may include 2-3 iterations to get the invention consolidated for novelty search and specification preparation.
Step 3: Novelty Search
It helps you to identify new technical features that are unique.
We search for worldwide accessible documents to recognize if there is any document published, the same or similar to its technical features.
Step 4: Patent Specification Preparation
Once the novelty of the invention is verified, we move forward to prepare the patent specification based on it.
A patent specification is a techno-legal document and it determines the strength of the prospective patent
is granted.
Step 5: Forms Preparation
We prepare all the required sets of forms to be filed along with Patent Specification.
Step 6: Filing A Patent Application
Once everything is prepared, we move ahead to apply, along with the requisite fees. Consequently, the patent application number will be shared by the Patent office.
PATENT SEARCH
A patent is a limited-time exclusive right awarded to the Patentee over his or her creation. Patent registration gives the patentee complete control over the patented product or technique for creating it, including the right to make, use, sell, and import it. No one can use the innovation without the patentee’s permission after it has been registered. However, whether or not an invention is patentable is determined by a number of considerations, including whether it is novel, contains an inventive step, and can be employed in industry.
“The Patent Office, Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks” is in charge of patent registration applications. Patent registration applications can be filed electronically with the prescribed government authority, along with a provisional or complete specification. A methodology, an artwork, a manufacturing system, computer software, or chemicals or medications can all be considered inventions.
The patent registration procedure is not indefinite, and it is only valid for 20 years from the day a patent registration application is filed with the authority (http://www.ipindia.nic.in/ ), regardless of whether a provisional or complete specification is included in the application. It is released into the public domain after 20 years.
A Patent Act 1970 and Patent Rules 1972 were enacted in India to consolidate the legislation relating to patents.
WHAT KIND OF INVENTIONS ARE NOT PATENTABLE?
The following items are not considered inventions under the Patent Act of 1970.
Such a creation that goes against nature’s laws;
- The invention that is harmful to a person, an animal, or a plant’s life, health, or the environment;
- If the invention consists solely of the discovery of a scientific principle or the development of an abstract theory, it is not considered an invention.
- If the discovery of any living or non-living substance in nature constitutes the innovation;
- The mere invention of a known process/machine does not constitute innovation unless it results in a new product.
- A simple admixture that results in the collection of the component’s attributes;
- Simple rearranging or arranging of gadgets that are seen in nature;
- Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002 exempts such inventions.
- Any technique used in agriculture or horticulture;
- In regard to medical, surgical, curative, prophylactic diagnostic, therapeutic, or process for human being treatment, an ant process
- Any method of treating animals to ensure that they are disease-free.
- Plant and animal related inventions, such as seeds, varieties, and species, as well as the essentially biological process for producing plants and animals other than microorganisms;
- Any mathematical methods or computer programmes;
- Any work that is involved with literature, theatre, music, or art, including cinematographic and television productions;
- Any rudimentary strategy for playing the game;
- A simple presentation of data
- The topography of integrated circuits; an invention that is an accumulation or duplicate of historically known features of components.
- Atomic energy related inventions are not patentable.
- A patent cannot be awarded for an invention related to atomic energy.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A PATENT REGISTRATION APPLICATION
The following documents are necessary to file a patent registration application in India:
- Form 1 of a patent registration application
- Complete specifications in Form-2, but if that isn’t possible, use Form-3’s Provisional Specification Statement and Undertaking.
- Form 5: Declaration of Inventorship by the Inventor;
- A letter from the inventor stating that he or she has the legal right to file a Patent Registration application.
- If the patent agent/patent attorney files a Patent Registration application, the power of authority in Form-26 is required.
- Priority papers must be filed with the application or within 18 months after the priority date in the case of a convention (Paris convention) or PCT national phase application.
- If the application involves biological material taken from India, it is necessary to obtain approval from the National Biodiversity Authority.
- Any biological material utilised in the specification shall have the source of origin clearly stated in the Patent Registration application form.
- The applicant/patent attorney must sign the patent registration application with his or her name and date, and the specification (complete or provisional) must be signed on the last page with the date.
PATENT REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Patent registration is the process of filing an application with the appropriate authority to register an innovation under the Patent Act of 1970. An inventor will enjoy a monopoly over his or her invention if he or she registers a patent. A patent registration application should be filed in order to avoid future infringement disputes.
The points listed below must be addressed before registering a patent in India:
- Patent Search – You must be aware of the non obviousness of an invention before filing a patent registration in India, and a Patent search is undertaken for this purpose. Enter slice can run a Patent Search on your behalf to learn about existing inventions that are related to your patent application. On the other hand, if your invention has already been given a patent, the patent will not be granted. A patent search is a procedure that assists an applicant in navigating the lengthy registration process. If a patent for an idea that is identical to yours already exists, you can skip the next steps.
- Patent Domicile – A patent registered in India is only valid in India. Your invention is only protected in India and not in any other country if you register a patent. You can, on the other hand, defend your invention in other countries. A separate patent registration application must be filed in each nation for this purpose.
- Filing a Patent Registration Application – A patent registration application is filed with the intellectual property department, along with the relevant facts about the innovation.
- After submitting a patent application, the Indian government’s patent office will examine it and see if there is an existing patent on a comparable idea. The patent will be awarded if the invention is one-of-a kind and meets the criteria for a patented invention.
- Patent Grant – After the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and Government of India have verified the patent registration application, the application status will be updated online on the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and Government of India websites. It takes around a year for a patent certificate to be granted.
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FAQs
A patent registration aids in the protection of an innovation from infringement by a third party. Furthermore, the creator receives the exclusive right to use the innovation after filing a patent. The patent also aids in the revenue generation of the invention.
Patent registration in India grants only territorial rights and is not recognised outside of India’s borders.
After acquiring patent registration in India, a PCT application can be filed with the Indian patent office.
Yes, the patent is required to be renewed year by paying requisite renewal fees. Renewal fees can be paid yearly or in a lump sum as well. However, in the initial two years, there is no renewal fee.