PATENTS

Types of Patents in India

Patents offices in India

There are four patent office in India located at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata and depending upon territorial jurisdiction where the Applicant is located; the application has to be filed. For foreign applicant the application has to be filed before the patent office within whose territorial jurisdiction the agent/ attorney for applicant is located.

Patent filing in India
The basic mandatory requirements for filing an ordinary patent application in India are as follows:
1. Name, address, particulars and nationality of applicant/s for patent
2. Name, address and nationality of inventor/s of patent
3. Provisional specification or complete specification with description, claims, abstract, drawings

Other Requirementsfor Patents  in India

PCT National Phase Patent filing in India

Patent Prosecution in India

Publication

Pre- Grant Opposition

Examination

Patent Grant

Duration of Patent and Renewal