The rights over patents are limited to the country that granted them. The solution to this obstacle is to apply for international Patent filing for Patent ownership. Convention patent application is one mode of such international patent filing that allows an individual to make international patent filings, granted to the countries party to the Paris Convention.
The filing of the conventional patent application follows the provisions under section 135 of the Patent Act 1970. The application is filed by exercising priority from a more initial patent application filed in a convention country.
A person can file a conventional patent application with the Indian Patent Office within 12 months of filing a priority patent application in a foreign country. For multiple international patent applications, the convention patent application must be filed within 12 months of the earliest priority date.
What are the required documents for filing a Convention patent application in India?
Along with the convention application for patent registration, drafted in English language containing an abstract, interests, patent representation, and detailed information of the best procedure to carry out the invention, the following documents are required to be submitted:
Does the Convention Patent Application have any advantage?
Convention Patent applications overcome the obstacle of claiming priority in the patent registration process. For the reason that the basic application already acknowledges it. Moreover, the 12-month time period gives a reasonable time to decide the countries the applicant wishes to seek patent protection and take the required steps accordingly to secure the same.