The patent application must contain the following: Request for the grant of a patent; Description of the invention; Drawings necessary for the understanding of the invention (if any);
Some of the main forms patent applicants will have to submit include: Provisional Application for Patent Cover Sheet. Declaration for Utility of Design Application Using an Application Data Sheet. Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant. Certification of Micro Entity Status.
Patent protection is territorial right and therefore it is effective only within the territory of India. However, filing an application in India enables the applicant to file a corresponding application for same invention in convention countries, within or before expiry of twelve months from the filing date in India.
The steps to file a patent includes prior art search; filing of the application; publication of application; request for examination; response to objections and subsequently grant of patent.
Patent applications: the three criteria Novelty. This means that your invention must not have been made public – not even by yourself – before the date of the application. Inventive step. This means that your product or process must be an inventive solution. Industrial applicability.
Download Forms for Filing Patent Application: Form-1:-APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PATENT. Form-2:-PROVISIONAL/COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. Form-3:-STATEMENT AND UNDERTAKING UNDER SECTION 8. Form-5:-DECLARATION AS TO INVENTORSHIP. ANNEXURE-I. ANNEXURE-II. DECLARATION BY INVENTORS.
Patent Requirements The invention must be statutory (subject matter eligible) The invention must be new. The invention must be useful. The invention must be non-obvious.