Overview

Patent Search is an exclusive right of making, using, modifying, selling, offering for sale or importing newly invented articles or processes by its owner or inventor after going through with prescribed criteria of patentability search. Patent Search grants ownership of 20 years.

• Patent database search
• In depths Analysis of Existing inventions through comparisons with similar works 
• Filing of Application before controller of Patent
• Government fees (for Individual applicant)
• Patent registration fees

Advantages of Patent Search

Monopoly advantage

Monopoly and competitive advantage.

Receiving

Receiving of Royalty

Sell Patent

Sell or licensed the patent right anytime.

Worldwide recognition

Worldwide recognition of patent.

Raising capital

Raising capital and creation of business.

Patent Search Process

Patentability Search on the basis of

a) Novelty/Uniqueness
b) Non-obviousness
c) Industrially Applicable
D) Feasible to general public

Drafting of Patent Application /Specification containing

a) Provisional Specification
b) Complete Specification

Some Features

Patent Application Filing should be on priority and should be done at early stages of research and invention by filing Provisional Specification followed by Complete Specification.

It is mandatory to file complete specification for grant of patent, and includes

1. Title of invention
2. Area/Field of invention
3. Summary
4. Description of Invention
5. Brief descriptions of diagrams, drawings, sketches (if involved)
6. Sample Examples
7. Abstract

An employee of the company generating intellectual property during his/her tenure, should be on the company name on agreement basis and if there is no agreement then on his own name.

An exclusive right to a patent is only available in a country in which patent is protected or registered, but there is a way by which you can defend your patent in many countries. This way is known as PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)