he term of every granted Patent in India is 20 years from the Patent filing date. For an International Patent filed under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) designating India, the term is 20 years from the International Patent filing date given under PCT.

Patent filing is possible in any of the four Patent offices located in New-Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. Each Patent office facilities Patent registration and has its own prescribed territorial jurisdiction that depends upon the applicant’s residence, domicile, place of business, and origin of the invention. For foreign applicants, it depends on their address for service in India.

In India, the Patent Office from its branch offices provides a facility for Patent Registration and also grants the Patents to an Applicant. It is administered by Office of the Controller General of Patents, Design & Trademarks (CGPDTM), an agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Indian Patent filing requires prescribed documents and forms such as form-1, form-2, form-3, form-5, form-26, form-28 (if required) for Patent registration. A priority document is required for convention Patent filing or PCT Patent filing and if the previously filed Patent application is in a language other than Hindi or English, a verified translation of the same is also required.

Yes, an online Patent registration can be performed through a web-based comprehensive e-filing online portal. It provides facilities for interaction, communication, and transaction between the Indian Patent Office and stakeholders.

A Patent Agent is a qualified professional who is authorized by the statute of India to practice before the Indian Patent Office. A registered Patent agent is allowed to represent the inventor or the applicant before the controller for the preparation, filing, and prosecution related matters of the Patent.

Patents are territorial in nature. One cannot get a worldwide or International Patent which can be universally enforced. An applicant needs to perform a separate Patent filing in each country.

Based on the requirements, different types of applications can be filed for Patent registration in the Indian Patent Office: 1. Provisional application 2. Complete application 3. Convention application 4. PCT application 5. PCT-National Phase application 6. Patent of addition 7. Divisional application

There are different factors, one may consider before consulting a Patent registration service provider, such as qualification and size of the team, domain expertise and skillsets, and history of the Patent registration service provider.

Yes, an inventor himself/herself can do a patent filing in India by themselves. Provided, an applicant should have the correct understanding of the Patent system, Patent related laws & rules, Patent drafting, Patent filing, and should have a digital signature of a specific type.

Patent filing requires technical and legal expertise. There are almost thirty forms, intermediate procedures, fees, timelines, and other formalities that one should not miss. If one can handle the discussed complexities then he/she can file a Patent application by themselves or to avoid unnecessary issues, and save time & effort, one may consult a Patent Agent or a Patent Attorn