Freedom to Operate – Logical and Legal

Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO)

Even at an early stage of planning and developing a technology or invention, a company’s main objective is to patent the technology and commercialize it to make profit. Seldom do inventors or entrepreneurs pay attention whether the recently developed technology is likely to infringe any existing enforceable patent. Technology domain wherein exclusive patenting is the norm one has to really … Read More

CLAIM AMENDMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19 – PCT PATENT APPLICATION

Claim amendment under Article-19

Patents are territorial, which means that to enforce the patent it must be filed in a specific jurisdiction (country) specifically. A patent application filed in India therefore must be filed in each country individually. The individual patents can be filed directly via convention route or indirectly via PCT route.

Once a PCT application is filed with WIPO it is known as … Read More

POST-DATING PATENT APPLICATIONS: A BLIND DATE

Post-dating patent applications : IPO, USPTO,  EPO, PCT
Post-dating of patent applications and its implications | VIDEAIM IP
Post-dating patent applications : IPO, USPTO, EPO, PCT

This article concentrate on latest updates on Post-dating patent applications and its implication in Indian Patent Law along with USPTO, EPO and PCT jurisdiction.

What is Post-dating patent application?

A patent when first filed is known as the ordinary application and the filing date is known as the priority date. Now if an applicant wants to shift … Read More

Indian Patent Procedure and Timelines

This article provides an overview of the Indian patent procedure and timelines of a patent application in India.

Indian Patent Procedure and Timelines

Patent Application Filling

An application for patent can be filed under prescribed rules via Indian Patent Office website. Every application for a patent shall be for one invention only and accompanied with the prescribed fee, filed at an appropriate office.

All patent related procedures are carried out … Read More