Patent Registration

Patent rights are rights allowed to a person for a new invention, process of invention or modification of any existing invention. In UK, it is the UK intellectual property office (UK-IPO) that grants patents. The patent right is usually granted for a period of twenty years.

The first thing to be done before filing the application is to check whether there are any existing patents for your invention. There are also some conditions that have to be satisfied for your invention to be patentable. They are it must be new and should have been kept secretive. This means that it must no be disclosed to the public. It should be a new invention and not be something that is already known. It must also be something useful either in any industry or elsewhere.

Next step is filing of the application. This can be done by either the inventor himself or by any lawyer authorized by the inventor. First an initial application has to be filed. This has to be done when before the invention is made and also before the invention is made public. This will help to give protection up to one year. Next a formal application has to be filed on the expiry of one year. If any improvements have been made to the invention, then it can be included in this application. Also in this application, the date of filing can be claimed. The application should also consist of the inventor’s name, the request for getting a patent and an explanation of the patent with drawings if any. The search report will be issued by the patent office in around three months time. Also in another three months time, the application will be published. Within six months of the application the fees and request for examination. The UK intellectual property office (UK-IPO) will raise the objections if any during this time to which the inventor will have to reply. If they are satisfied, then the patent will be granted. If the patent is granted then it will be published in the UK intellectual property office’s official journal.

The process of getting a patent usually takes around four years. It will have to be renewed from time to time by paying the necessary fees.

Register your patent through J and J IP Management Services. Call 0091 - 91-9544044440 for Patent Registration.