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Patents in India

A Patent is a legal monopoly, which is granted for a limited time by a country to the owner of an invention. Merely to have a patent does not give the owner the rights to use or exploit the patented invention. That right may still be affected by other laws such as health and safety regulation, or the food and drugs regulation or even by other patents. The patent, in the eyes of the law, is a property right and it can be given away, inherited, sold, licensed and can even be abandoned. As it is conferred by the government, the government, in certain cases even after grant or even if it has been, in the meantime, sold or licensed, can revoke it. A Patent gives an inventor the right for a limited period to stop others from making, using, selling or importing an invention without the permission of the inventor. That is why patent is called a "negative right" Patents are generally concerned with functional and technical aspects of products and processes and must fulfill specific conditions to be granted. Most patents are for incremental improvements in known technology - evolution rather than revolution. The technology does not have to be complex. Patent rights are territorial; an Indian patent does not give rights outside of India. Patent rights last for up to 20 years in India and in most countries outside India. Depending on where you wish your patent to be in effect, you must apply to the appropriate body. In India, this is The Indian Patent Office. There are various Patent Offices around the world. Alternatively, a Patent Agent can apply on your behalf. 1. Legal Basis The Patents Act 1970, as amended by The Patents (Amendment) Act 2005. The Patents Rules, 2003, as amended by The (Amendment) Rules 2006. 2. Filing Application Any person, even if he or she is a minor, may apply for a patent either alone or jointly with any other person. Such persons include the inventor, or his assignee or legal representative in the case of an ordinary application or, in the case of a priority application, the applicant in the convention country or his assignee or his legal representative. A corporate body cannot be named as an inventor. Foreigners and nationals not living in India need an address for service in India for this purpose. They may appoint a registered agent or representative whose address for service can be the address for service in India.

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