Patents are legal instruments that provide inventors with exclusive rights over their patent protected innovations for a period of about 20 years. In other words, these rights allow inventors to…
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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…
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…
What are the rights of patentees?
A patent gives the patentees exclusive rights over their patented invention. The exclusive rights of patentees means that the patentees can prevent others from exploiting their invention unless the patentee…
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…
Provisional and complete specifications: Section 9 of Patent Act
Provisional and complete specifications is one of the most fundamental concepts in patents. Even in the international patent regime, this is a well-recognised system for identifying priority of a patent…
How to patent a research paper in India?
Before understanding how to patent a research paper, we first need to understand whether a research paper can be patented. Can you patent a research paper? The legal treatment on…
How to optimise patent filing for startups?
Patent filing for startups is a critical consideration in protecting innovation. Additionally, patent filing costs is an important factor you are filing patents.