India Patent Law
- By Harpreet Oberoi
- Published 09/25/2008
- Cyber Law
- Unrated
The patent law and the entire patent system in India are
governed by the superintendence of General Controller of designs patients,
trademark patent and by geographical indications. This office of general
controller runs under department of industrial policy and promotions. In all
there are around four patent office in India among which the
head patent office is located in Kolkata and the other offices are located in
Chennai,
Patentable Inventions
Anyone can be granted patent for any of their invention
whether it is a product or some process. This term "Invention" is
actually defined according to the patents act of 1970 which is altered time to
time. This invention term means a new process or product that involves
inventive methods that are capable of some industrial applications.
In order to be patentable the invention should fall in the
category of patentable subjects which are defined in the patent law.
Additionally the invention should also relate to some machine, substance or
article that is produced by some unique process. The individual can also obtain
patent for even doing some improvements in the article or in the process of the
manufactured product. However, when it comes to drug or medicinal products or
any other forms of chemical products there are no patents granted to the
product. The individual can produce the manufactured invention in any of the
four patent
offices of India and through the help of a patent agent, the patent can
be granted for your invention.
