Novelty Grace Period for Invention Patent Application in India

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In India, if:

- the details of the patent are disclosed without the consent of the inventor or any person entitled to the details
- Disclosed in communications with the government regarding previous investigations into the invention or its merits
- Publication at industrial or other exhibitions sanctioned by the Central Government of India
- describe or use the invention in any such exhibition without the consent of the inventor or its proprietor
- a description of the invention in a press intended for or used by the Society
- the applicant, the applicant's successor, or an individual with the consent of the above-mentioned parties, disclosed in the public work when the reasonableness test is carried out

The patent enjoys a novelty grace period within 12 months from the filing date or the priority date.

专利申请流程

  • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

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  • Filing Language: English

    Necessary documents:

    1. Pictures of the design (six-sided views), each page of which should contain a statement of novelty and, if any, a waiver of exclusive rights to the mechanical function of the design and to the trademarks, works, letters and numbers used in the design statement, duly signed and dated.
    2. A Brief Description

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. small entity declaration
    3. inventor statement
    4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
    5. English translation of the priority certificate
    6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    8. IDS Form/IDS Document/Family Patent Information Form
    9. translator statement
  • Indian Patent Office

    English: Indian Patent Office, abbreviation: IPO

    Website: www.ipindia.gov.in

    Indian Invention Patent Search: Intellectual Property India (ipindiaservices.gov.in)

  • 20 years

  • 7 months

  • Filing Language: English

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    3. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. small entity declaration
    6. inventor statement
    7. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
    8. English translation of the priority certificate
    9. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    10. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    11. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    12. IDS Form/IDS Document/Family Patent Information Form
    13. translator statement

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entry into the Indian national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    6. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    10. IDS Form/IDS Document/Family Patent Information Form
    11. translator statement
  • In India, if:

    - the details of the patent are disclosed without the consent of the inventor or any person entitled to the details
    - Disclosed in communications with the government regarding previous investigations into the invention or its merits
    - Publication at industrial or other exhibitions sanctioned by the Central Government of India
    - describe or use the invention in any such exhibition without the consent of the inventor or its proprietor
    - a description of the invention in a press intended for or used by the Society
    - the applicant, the applicant's successor, or an individual with the consent of the above-mentioned parties, disclosed in the public work when the reasonableness test is carried out

    The patent enjoys a novelty grace period within 12 months from the filing date or the priority date.

  • no