A provisional patent application in India is generally used to secure an early priority date for an invention. The main advantage of filing a provisional patent application over a non…
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Independent and dependent claims in a patent
Claims in a patent mean clauses that define the extent of protection conferred by that patent. Independent and dependent claims in a patent define the scope of an…
Can we have a patent granted worldwide?
When you think of filing patents, you also think of the coverage provided and the costs of patents. It’s only logical to presume that for cost effectiveness, it would…
What to expect after filing a patent in India?
Once you have filed a patent application, there are 2 possibilities: 1. The patent application gets granted. 2. The patent application gets rejected. Both the outcomes can take from a…
Patent Infringement: Apple v/s PanOptis Patent Management LLC
A District Court in the Eastern District of Texas has recently ordered Apple to pay $506.2 million for patent infringement, to a Patent Management company called PanOptis Patent Management…
How to read patents quickly?
There are several situations where you may have to read or skim through patents quickly because of a short span of time at hand or during a research involving reading several patents. The simplest…
How to check U.S. Patent application status
If you have filed a patent application in U.S., this article will help you check the status of your U.S. patent application. Before reading this article, you may also think…
How to do an InPASS patent search in India?
Indian patents are not typically available on Google patents. The most relevant platform to search Indian patents or patent applications is InPASS (abbreviation for ‘Indian Patent Advanced Search System’),…
7 basics of Patent Drafting you must know
Basics of patent drafting
What are patents and why you need to know?
What are patents? Several new inventors or techies want to understand what are patents but sometimes find it a bit complicated to understand because of complex legal language and varying…