What is a Patent?
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.
Advantages of a Patent
Exclusive right granted by a patent are important for you if you wish to commercially exploit your invention and innovation, because the patent system enables you to have:
Strong market position and competitive advantage because of the exclusive right that prevents others from commercially using your patented invention.
Patent term of 20 years gives you a head start from other competitors to market your invention and obtain higher returns on your investment.
You will have various options to license or assign your patent rights to manufacturers, if you do not directly commercialize it yourself.
Patents provide an additional value to your corporate brand and organization’s reputation.
Packages
Provisional
Patent
Provisional patent filing provides the inventor with proirity over other similar patents published after its filing. Priority date of the patent is secured by provisional patent meanwhile giving ample time to inventor to file all the necessary details required for a complete patent.
Includes:
- Novelty Determination
- Patentability search
- Extensive search
- Patent Drafting (without claims)
- Patent filing (provisional)
Complete
Patent
As the name suggests all the requirements to file a patent are fulfilled and patent is filed for examination by Government authorities. Every little detail is incorporated in the patent application leaving no place for objection by the examiners.
Includes:
- Novelty Determination
- Patentability search
- Extensive search
- Patent Drafting (with claims)
- Patent filing (final)
- First Examination Report (FER) reply
Patentability
Search
It is a quick search in which patents similar to that of our client’s are searched and we access the possibility of obtaining the patent for our client.
Extensive
Search
We perform an extensive search in all available patent databases available and obtain all the information about patents so far filed around the world in relation to our client’s work (invention) and provide technical assistance to our clients with respect to changes which could be made for obtaining a patent.
Infringement
Analysis
Infringement analysis is done to determine whether someone else is stepping over our clients exclusive right of patent which is granted to him/her.
Analysis is done to also determine the extent of infringement and what legal action can be brought up against the infringer.
Patent Validity /
Invalidity Search
Patent validity search determines whether the patent concerned is valid for protection under patent rules or not. Such patent could be that of our client himself or that of someone else who is found to be infringing exclusive rights of our client. Legal action is determined in such cases to protect clients rights.