Is my invention patentable?

Step 2: Engaging IP Consultant: Patent drafting is an art and you need help of IP consultants to prosecute your patent application with the patent office.

Step 5: Drafting patent application: after establishing the novelty of the invention, next step is to draft the complete patent application. An experienced IP consultant will draft the application with broadest possible claims of the invention.

Step 6: Filling Patent Application: Once you are ready with the complete patent application, the patent attorney/patent agent can file it in the patent office along with required patent filling fees. You get the priority date of the invention from the filling date of the patent application.

Step 7: Publication of the patent application: After filing your patent application, the patent application is published after eighteen months from the date of filing.

Step 8: Patent Application Examination: After publication, next step is to examine the patentability of the invention by the patent office. The patent office will assign the patent application to a patent examiner to scrutinize your invention and to verify whether the invention is patentable or not. Now, you will get a patent number for the invention. Recently the Indian Patent Office published new draft manual;relating to the Patent Practice to be followed by the Indian Patent office.