Tag: Patent drafting

PCT FILING – CORRECTING PRIORITY DATE ERRORS

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

What is Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?

The PCT is an international treaty with more than 155 Contracting States, which provides the applicants to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in many countries by filing a single “international” patent application instead of filing several separate national or regional patent applications.

The granting of patents remains under the control of the national or regional patent Offices. … Read More

How to write a patent – Guidelines on Patent Drafting [Mechanical]

Introduction

A patent draft is a technical document presented in a legal format that has
two primary functions: (a) establish novelty and (b) establish inventive step or non-obviousness of an invention.

We should always keep in mind that the purpose of a patent draft or specification is to highlight the existing problem in the current state of the art or technology and provide a solution, … Read More