THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU REGISTER- PATENT REGISTRATION
A patent gives you the right to stop others from copying, manufacturing, selling or importing your invention without your permission.You get protection for a pre-determined period, allowing you to keep competitors at bay. We at startupcounter.com provides you the service to register your patent at very resonable charges.
You can then use your invention yourself.
Patent Renewal :Â Patent is register for 20 years. When a patent is granted for an invention in India, the next impportant step is to ensure that it is renewed regularly and unceasingly.This can be done by the payment of Patent Renewal Fees timely during the lifetime of the patent i.e. 20 years. Another important point to is that if the patent is granted after than 2 years from the date of filing of the application; the pending fee payment has to be made within a period of 3 months from the date of grant of patent as mentioned in the patent register.
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INTRODUCTION
ADVANTAGES
Prevents theft of the invention.No one else can copy, use, sell or manufacture your invention without your consent.
A valuable intengible asset as a patent can be bought, sold, licensed and mortgage.
Patent registration once done is valid for twenty years. Twenty years of owning something without any intervention is very much attractive.
Invention means something new, some kind of innovation.The whole credit is given to you under patent
Reduce competetion as you get protection for a predetermined period and competetors may consider risk of patent infringment greater than the rewards of potential profit.
High profit margin as patent owners may charge higher price for the patented product or process.
List Of Documents Required For Patent Registration
Address proof- Utility Bill/Passport/ Driving license. In case company is an applicant address proof of the company.
Provisional or Complete specification in duplicate. If the provisional specification is filed, it must be followed by the complete specification within 12 months.(form 2).
Drawing in duplicate (if necessary).
Abstract of the invention in duplicate.
Information & undertaking listing the number, filing date & current status of each foreign patent application in duplicate (Form 3).
Priority document (if priority date is claimed) in convention application, when directed by the Controller
Declaration of inventor-ship where provisional specification is followed by complete specification or in case of convention/PCT national phase application (Form 5).
Power of attorney (if filed through Patent Agent) on Rs.100 stamp paper.
Nationality proof - Voter ID/ Adhar card/ Passport.
Board Resolution
When a patent application is made by an artificial legal entity (company, partnership firm etc.), you need to submit a board resolution for it. In the case of an artificial entity apart from the above document, you need to furnish the following documents as well:
a. Inventor's Details
b. In case a company is the applicant, they need to provide the nationality and address proof of the inventor as well.
Our Packages of Patent Registration
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All Inclusive Fees
- 36,999
- Device Patent with the Indian Patent Office
- Complete Specification of Product Provided by Clients
PRO
All Inclusive Fees
- 48,999
- Design & Medical Patent with the Indian Patent Office
- Complete Specification of Product /Design Provided by Clients
PREMIUM
All Inclusive Fees
- 68,999
- Complete Specification of Product/ Design Provided by startupcounter.com
Procedure Of Patent Registration
Step - 1
Draft (Write) Patent Application
Step - 2
Publication Of The Application
Step - 3
Request For Examination
Step - 4
Respond To Objections(If Any)
Step - 5
Clearing All Objections(If Any)
Step - 6
Grant Of Patent
FAQ
Most Frequent Questions And Answers
A Patent is a legal right or an invention granted for a limited period of time to the patentee by the Government, in exchange of full disclosure of his invention for excluding others, from making, using, selling, importing the patented product.
The term for every patent granted is 20 years from the date of filing of application. However, for application filed under national phase under Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT), the term of patent will be 20 years from the international filing date accorded under PCT
The patent system in India is governed by the Patents Act, 1970 (No.39 of 1970) as amended by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005 and the Patents Rules, 2003. The Patent Rules are regularly amended in consonance with the changing environment, most recent being in 2016
No. Patent protection is a territorial right and therefore it is effective only within the territory of India. However, filing an application in India enables the applicant to file a corresponding application for same invention in convention countries or under PCT, within or before expiry of twelve months from the filing date in India. Patents should be obtained in each country where the applicant requires protection of his invention.
An invention relating either to a product or process that is new, involving inventive step and capable of industrial application can be patented. However, it must not fall into the categories of inventions that are non- patentable under sections 3 and 4 of the Act.
An invention is patentable subject matter if it meets the following criteria – i) It should be novel. ii) It must be non-obvious or It should have inventive step iii) It should be capable of Industrial application. iv) It should not attract the provisions of section 3 and 4 of the Patents Act 1970.
Yes. All the patent applications are kept secret upto 18 months from the date of filing or priority date whichever is earlier and thereafter they are published in the Official Journal of the Patent Office which is published every week and also available on the IPO website. After its publication, public can inspect the documents and also may take the photocopy thereof on payment of the fee as prescribed.
The information relating to the patent application is published in the Patent office Journal issued on every Friday. This is also available in electronic form on the website of the Patent Office, www.ipindia.nic.in