An overview of Patent registration in Karnataka

Patent registration in Karnataka is governed by the Patent Act, 1970 and Patent Rules, 2021. Karnataka is located in the southern part of India. The state has many industries in the fields of automobile, agro, aerospace, textile and garment, biotech, and heavy engineering. Karnataka is known as the IT hub of India and is home to the fourth-largest technology cluster in the world. All these factors drive up the need for patent registration in the state, as every inventor wants to protect their new idea or innovation. So the Patent registration in Karnataka gives the patentee a monopoly to use its invention.

Patentability Criteria

• The invention must be statutory
• The invention must be new - not published in India or elsewhere
• The invention must be useful
• The invention must be non-obvious
• The invention must not have been disclosed to the public prior to the application for the patent.

Required Documents

• Name and address of applicant
• Detailed description of the invention
• Country of residence of applicant or corporation
• Copy of specification in English
• Duly signed General Power of Attorney in original

Process for registration

1. Check the patentability of the invention: This helps you to find out whether the idea for which the application has been made is in existence or not. Thus it helps you to save time and energy.
2. Draft the application form: Once the search is completed, proceed with drafting the application form along with document preparation.
3. Publication of patent application in the official patent journal: Applicant once filled with the Indian patent office, it will be published in the official patent journal
4. Examiner will examine the patent application: The examiner will examine all the documents filed with the application form before granting the patent.
5. Finally, grant of patent

Validity and Renewal

The patent Registration Certificate in Karnataka is valid for 20 years from the date of application.

Corpbiz support

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