Harpreet Oberoi is author of www.jotwani.com offers wide range of services in the areas of corporate, litigation, patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs. It deals with litigation in Supreme Court of India, Indian High Court.
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, Delhi and Mumbai. The examiners of each patent office have to discharge their work according to the direction of controllers.
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.
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