This article focuses on the steps involved in patent registration.
Applications for patents can be filed through the following means:
Before considering obtaining a patent, an idea must be developed. An idea that does not already exist elsewhere in one form or the other. Once the idea has been developed, the inventor must take a step forward to protect such an idea from getting stolen or used by someone else.
The eligibility criteria must be fulfilled to obtain an exclusive right on any invention, that is:
The patent application to be filed by the applicant through physical or online mode shall include:
After the patent application gets submitted, the further procedure of publication of the Patent Application, Patent Examination, and Patent Objections takes place. And once all the formalities and examination criteria are qualified, the patent certificate is granted to the applicant by the Patent office.