Know About Patent

• What is Patent?

Patent is a form of Intellectual Property that can be obtained for any new invention or technology capable of industrial application. This invention may be a product or a process which is previously not filed for patent protection or used in the country or elsewhere in the world. The person who owns the patent is called the “Patentee”. The major requirements that need to be fulfilled for obtaining patent includes, novelty, utility and non-obviousness (also called the NUNS test). The duration of patent protection is twenty years from the date of application and is territorial in nature. The patent system in India is governed by the Patents Act, 1970 and the Patent Rules, 2003.

• Who can file a patent application?

The following can make a patent application:

1. Any person who is supposed to be the true and first inventor of the product/process.

2. Any person to whom the true and first inventor has assigned the rights to.

3. In case the inventor is deceased, his legal representative.

However, a joint application with any other person (includes any company or association or body of individuals) is also allowed.

• Where to file a patent application in India?

In India for the purpose of facilitating the registration of patents, Indian Patent Office functions from four locations:

1. Delhi

Intellectual Property Office Building,

Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka,

New Delhi-110078

Phone: 011-28032491 Fax: 011-28034301 Email: delhi-patent@nic.in

2. Mumbai

Boudhik Sampada Bhawan, Antop Hill,

S. M. Road, Mumbai - 400 037

Phone: 022- 24153651, 24148165

Fax: 022-24130387

Email: mumbai-patent@nic.in

3. Chennai

Patent Office Intellectual Property Building

G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032

Phone: 044-22505242

Fax: 044-22502066

Email: chennai-patent@nic.in

4. Kolkata

Intellectual Property Office Building,

CP-2 Sector V, Salt Lake City,

Kolkata-700091

Phone: 033-23679101, 033-23671987

Fax: 033-23671988

Email: kolkata-patent@nic.in