Patent information
The application of a patent shall be published in the official gazette, 18 months from the date of filing. In case priority is claimed there will be publication to that effect. Publication allows third parties to file representations of Opposition.
An Examination is carried out by the Patent Office and where necessary, the applicant may have to make suitable amendments to the complete specification in order to meet the objections.
Grant of Patent and Post-Grant Opposition
With the completion of the formalities, the Patent Office issues a notice intimating the grant of the Patent. Subsequently, the Letters Patent will be issued.
After the grant of the Patent, post-publication of the same in the Journal, it will be open to Interested Persons to oppose the grant within a specified time limit.
Maintenance of patent:
It will be necessary to pay a renewal fee every year on of substantive, granted patent, reckoned from the third year of the effective date of the patent, barring a patent of addition.
