Patent Registration

Patent registration is a critical legal procedure that grants inventors an exclusive, enforceable right to protect their novel inventions from unauthorized manufacturing, use, or sale. By formally securing a patent, businesses and individual creators establish a robust legal monopoly over their innovations for a period of 20 years from the date of filing. Our end-to-end patent registration services ensure meticulous compliance with the Indian Patents Act, 1970, guiding you seamlessly from the initial drafting of specifications to the rigorous prosecution phases before the Indian Patent Office.

To secure a patent in India under the Patents Act, 1970, an invention must stringently satisfy three fundamental criteria of patentability. First, the invention must exhibit 'Novelty', meaning it must not have been anticipated by publication in any document anywhere in the world, nor used in the country before the date of filing. It must be entirely new and not form part of the existing global knowledge pool (prior art). Second, it must possess an 'Inventive Step' (Non-obviousness). This implies that the invention must feature a technical advancement compared to existing knowledge or possess economic significance, making it non-obvious to a person skilled in the relevant field of technology. Incremental changes or minor adjustments to existing products generally fail this test. Third, the invention must have 'Industrial Applicability', meaning it must be capable of being made or used in an industry; it cannot be merely a theoretical concept. Furthermore, applicants must ensure their invention does not fall under the statutory exclusions outlined in Sections 3 and 4 of the Patents Act, which prohibit the patenting of scientific principles, discoveries of living things, methods of agriculture, mathematical or business methods, and computer programs per se. A thorough evaluation against these criteria is essential before commencing the drafting process to avoid subsequent legal rejections.