PATENTS

PATENTS
concept of patent
*patent is a state grant -in the name of inventor
*It has a time period -usually 20 years
*patent is a privilage for
*making ,manufacturing,selling or using the invention and rigtht to authorize others to do

Patents and policy
*Encourage research and promote inventive genius.
*to secure for inventors award for inventing.
*to provide inventors a monopoly for commercial exploitation of invention
*maintain flow of inventions*to generate and promote scientific temper
Applications of patents :The following persons can make application for patent
*person claiming to be true and first inventor of the invention.
*the assignee of the inventor
*legal representative of the death was entitled to make such application
Procedure for obtaining patent

*patent is obtained through application
*application must be thorough and comply with all the requirements specified in the rules.
*stages of procedure
*first stage :office objections
*granting of patent
*post grant hearing
*final order
Grant of patent

*once the controller makes the order for granting patent,the applicant has to make an application for the issue of patent and sealing it.
*The date of sealing is relevant for the puepose of calculating the term of patent