FAQ

What is a patent?

A Patent is an exclusive monopoly rights granted by the Government to an inventor over his invention for a limited period of time. Patent is recognition to the form of intellectual property manifested in invention.

Why Patent Inventions?

The basic reason for patenting an invention is to make money through exclusivity i.e. the inventor or his assignee would have a monopoly if

• the inventor has made an important invention after taking into account the modifications that the customer, and
• if his patent agent has described and claimed the invention correctly in the patent specification he drafted, then the resultant patent would give the patent owner an exclusive market.

What are the rights given to the patentee?

The patentee (i.e. an applicant who has been granted a patent) has the exclusive right to prevent unauthorized third parties from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing the patented product in India.  If the patent has been granted for a process then the patentee has the exclusive right to prevent unauthorized parties from using, offering for sale, selling or importing the patented product..

What is a patent search?

A patent search is a search of issued patents and published patent applications for inventions that might be considered important “prior art” references when applying for a patent.   Prior art is anything in the public domain, patented or not patented, that may determine whether an invention is novel or not.  Our patent analyst reviews the drawings and text of patents and patent applications to find inventions that may be similar to an inventor’s new invention. We use the patent classification system, in addition to keyword searching, to find relevant patents.

How long does a patent search take to complete?

A patent search takes about 10 days to complete after receiving invention disclosure with drawings and a written explanation.

Why do I need patent search?

Patent search can be done for many purposes. First, it helps to identify the existing technologies, and research can avoid reinventing the invention without spending huge money and time. And it can find opportunities to improve existing technologies and may reveal trends in certain technologies.   And it also performed for assessing the patentability of an invention before proceeding to patent application process. And also it helps the company to launch the products by performing freedom to operate searches. It may help to identify information on competitors and also invalidate competitor’s patent.