What Is a Patent?
Secure exclusive ownership of your invention and gain legal & commercial benefits.
Patents protect inventions that are new, useful, and non-obvious. They provide exclusive rights to inventors for up to 20 years.
New
Inventions
Industrial
Application
Exclusive Commercial
Use
“What Makes an Invention Patentable?”
- Must be new and original
- Should involve an inventive step
- Must be industrially applicable
- Should not fall under excluded categories (e.g. laws of nature, immoral inventions)
Title & Abstract
Technical Description
Drawings (if any)
Claims (legal scope of invention)
Application Process
“How the Patent Process Works”
Applicant Details Section
Field
- Full Name
- Address
- Type of Incorporation
- Country of Incorporation
- Basis of Filing Rights
Requirment Example
- John Doe / ABC Pvt. Ltd.
- Complete address
- Company / LLP / Sole Proprietor
- India / USA etc.
- Assignment / Employment Contract etc.
Legal & Technical Notes
Patents are granted by national governments and are only valid within their territory.
Patent registration helps protect your invention from unauthorized use.
“Secure your invention before someone else does.”
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"Patent Application Filing Checklist"
All the details, documents, and formats you need to initiate a patent application in India.
Inventor’s Particulars
Full Name
Citizenship
Address Document
(can be submitted later)
Signature in
prescribed form
Specification Documents
Language & Format:
- Acceptable Languages: English / Hindi
- Printed on A4-size, thick white drawing sheets
- Include name of applicant (top-left corner)
- Page number format: “Page X of Y” (top-right corner)
Content Requirements:
- Description
- Claims
- Abstract
- Drawings (if any)
- Figures must be upright
- Preferably in editable format (MS Word)
Priority Claims
Priority Date
Priority Country
Priority Application Number
Title of the Priority Application
Certified Copy of Priority Document
Verified English Translation
Essential Forms & Legal Documents
Power of Attorney (duly notarized)
Details of applications filed in other countries
Instrument of Assignment (if applicant ≠ inventor)
Signature of inventor (if not listed)
If Applicable: Micro-organism Disclosure
Field
- 🏢 Name of International Depository Authority
- 📆 Date of Deposit
- 🔑 Accession Number (All can be submitted later)
Section: Minimum Filing Requirements
- Applicant's Name & Address
- Description, Claims, Drawings, Abstract (in English)
- Priority Claim Details (if any)