This presentation titled "Patent Cooperation Treaty" is part of the 'Patent Law and Practice Program' being taught by BananaIP Team at UPES School of Law to B.tech-LLB Students.
This presentation covers the following topics:
- PCT History
- Right to Priority
- Priority Date
- Exercise
- National treatment
- PCT
- PCT highlights
- PCT applicant
- Agent
- Where to file
- Exercise
- PCT Phases
- Timelines
- International phase
- Receiving office (RO) – filing
- Elements of an application
- Request
- International Searching Authority (ISA) - Novelty Analysis
- International Bureau (IB) – Publication
-…
In an event where an applicant wishes to make certain changes in only the claims of a direct PCT application, the applicant can invoke the procedure under Article 19. The applicant can only amend the claims under Article 19. The applicant cannot amend the description or the drawings. There are certain conditions for filing an amendment under this Article. The application must be filed within 2 months from the issuance of the International Search Report and no new matter can…
In this part of the post we will list down some of the important salient features of the National IPR Policy. To read the first part of this post click here.
The National IPR Policy has 7 objectives and each of the objectives has been laid out quite well along with the steps that need to be taken to achieve them. These objectives and some of the important steps involved in achieving these objectives are provided…
This checklist provides some of the basic steps every start-up must take to protect its intellectual assets.
Patent Protection
Identification of inventions with potential for patent filings
Patent Search and Patentability Analysis
Inventor Assignment Agreement Execution – To transfer all rights to the start-up
Provisional or complete patent filing
Foreign Filing Permit, if required
PCT, or foreign patent filing
Patent pending notice on relevant materials
Trade Mark Protection
Shortlisting of Marks
Identification of relevant classes of business
Trademark Clearance Search…
For a technology driven start-up or entrepreneur, patents form the most important intellectual assets. They provide the necessary exclusivity, and competitive advantage to start, build and grow the business. Patents are also considered as important assets by venture capitalists and investors before making investment decisions. So, every technology driven start-up must ensure that its technologies/inventions are properly protected under the patent regime. Once a decision on patent protection is made, the start-up company must file a patent application as soon…
The post provides patent statistics with respect to foreign companies. It covers patent numbers during the last decade.
Applications filed by foreign applicants in-
Convention Applications-The total number of applications filed claiming priority under the Paris Convention during the year 2013-14 was 3,704.This shows 11.47% decrease in the number of convention applications as compared to previous year's 4,184.
PCT National Phase Applications-The majority of foreign applications are filed through the PCT National Phase route.
The number of such applications…