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Types of Patent Applications

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

For registering the patent, it is essential to file a patent application before the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, a government agency which reports to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Convention Application.

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How To Patent An Idea: What You Need To Know About the Patent Application Process

Patent Trademark Blog

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. To avoid information overload, let’s get back to the most basic things you need to know to file a patent application. When do you need to patent an idea? Patent deadlines are critical.

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Can You Use Color Drawings or Photographs in Utility Patent Applications?

LexBlog IP

When you review the invention disclosure, you notice that the inventor has only supplied color drawings or photographs of the invention. Can you file the utility patent application with the color drawings or photographs? Typically, the drawings in a utility patent application are submitted in black and white.

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Intellectual Property 101: Filing for a Patent in Canada and Beyond

IPilogue

Madelaine Lynch is an IP Intensive intern, an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Patent protection is jurisdictional, which means that your invention is only protected in the country (or countries) where the patent was issued.

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What happens if your patent is rejected?

Patent Trademark Blog

Yes for utility, and probably not for design. Here are statistics on whether your patent will be rejected. A nonprovisional utility patent application has a roughly 90% probability of at least one rejection. A design patent application has an approximately 86% chance of approval.

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Schrodinger’s Claims of Mitsui Chemicals: Claims That Are There and Also Not There

SpicyIP

Controller of Patents made some notable observations on amendment of claims in a PCT application and Section 3(h) of the Patent Act. First, the treatment of claims during the national phase entry of a PCT application into India. Third, patentability of a method of agriculture- the issue of Section 3(h).

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New USPTO Fee Schedule Reduces Costs for PCT Patent Filings and Small and Micro Entities

LexBlog IP

The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. Effective December 29, 2022, discounts related to patent costs for small and micro entities increased. receiving office.