For Malay and Indian names, cite them in the same way as they appear in their respective publications. Do not include patronymic nouns (bin, binti/binte), patronymic phrases (s/o, d/o), or titles such as Tun, Dato or Dr. For in-text citations, use only the first name.
Format of a Patent Application The Specification. The Title. The Description. The Claims. The Drawings. The Abstract. Sample Specifications. Minimum Requirements for a Filing Date.
Number formats four digits for year of filing (yyyy) one digit for the jurisdiction of the Indian Patent Offices (J) one digit for type of application (T) six digits for continuous running serial numbers for all Patent Offices in India (n)
Form 1 contains details such as the type of application, the name and details of the applicant(s), the category of the applicant(s), the name and details of the inventor(s), the title of the invention, priority of the application(s) filed in a contracted country.
Name-date format Author(s), inventors; patent holder, assignee. Date. Title of patent. Country issuing the patent country code patent number.
Reference examples Family name, INITIAL(S) (of inventor). Year. Title of patent document. Patent number.
Citation-sequence and citation-name format Author(s), inventors; patent holder, assignee. Title of patent. Country issuing the patent country code patent number. Publication date.
Ing to section 10 of Indian Patent act, 1970, the content of Patent application (complete specification) should include: Title of the invention. Field of the invention. Background of the invention. Object of the invention. Summary of the invention. Detailed description of the invention. Drawings. Best method.
Structure of the specification A patent specification normally has the following parts in the order given: A title to identify the invention. A statement as to the field to which the invention relates. An explanation of the background “state of the art” – what was already known prior to the invention.