Patents offer legal protection for innovations and give the inventor exclusive patent rights over the use, sale, and import of their creation for a specified period, which is usually 20…
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Can Chat GPT be patent protected?
Chat GPT is the latest buzzword on the internet. Chat GPT is an Artificial Intelligence based chatbot that can write personalised answers to human queries in natural language. The main…
Innovation in action: 5 types of innovation you must know
Patents are synonymous with innovation because innovation is what patents protect. There are several types of innovation that can be distinguished based on the extent to which they change existing…
How can you minimise patent risk for your product?
Like marketing and competition risks, products can also be associated with patent risk. If a product is patent-protected by a third party and you happen to commercialise it, the patent…
How to apply for a European patent (easy explanation)?
Is there a European patent? A European patent (or EP patent) refers to a patent granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). An EP patent is valid in up to…
What are powers of Controller to resolve disputes between co-owners of patents?
When a patent is owned by multiple assignees as co-owners of the patent, situations may arise where there is a dispute between them regarding sale, lease or licensing of the…
How to select Paris convention v/s Patent Cooperation Treaty?
As a sequel to this article on international patent systems, the following article covers international patent filing strategies. A patent application can be filed internationally under Paris convention or Patent…
What is Form 3 in Patent Act?
Form 3 in Patent Act is a means to inform the Indian Patent Office about all foreign filings made by an Applicant. Section 8 of Indian Patent Act requires the…
What is patent opposition system in India?
Patent opposition refers to rights conferred to a third-party to oppose the grant of a patent. The patent opposition system in India is governed by section 25 of Indian Patent…
When should you file a divisional patent application in India?
A divisional patent application refers to a child application that derives priority from a parent application but claims subject matter different from the subject matter claimed in its parent application.…