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What is a Patent?

A Patent is a statutory right for 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 or process for producing that product for those purposes without his consent.

What can be patented?

An invention relating either to a product or process that is new, involving inventive steps 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.

What are the criteria of patentability?

An invention is patentable subject matter if it meets the following criteria –

1. It should be novel.
2. It should have inventive steps or it must be non-obvious.
3. It should be capable of Industrial application.
4. It should not attract the provisions of section 3 and 4 of the Patents Act 1970.

Is it necessary to visit the Indian Patent Office to transact any business relating to patent application?

It is not necessary to visit the patent office to file the application as an online filing facility is provided. Only in case the application is required to be filed offline, the same can be filed physically at the counter of the Office. Moreover, all the communications with the office are made through emails. However, hearing proceedings relating to patent application can be attended with prior appointment on any working day during prosecution stage.