OVERVIEW OF PATENT PROCEDURE UNDER PATENT LAW

AUTHOR – BIPIN KUMAR; STUDENT OF AMITY LAW SCHOOL, PATNA

BEST CITATION – BIPIN KUMAR, OVERVIEW OF PATENT PROCEDURE UNDER PATENT LAW, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (13) OF 2025, PG. 686-689, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

A patent is an exclusive statutory right granted to an inventor for a novel, non-obvious, and industrially applicable invention. Patent law aims to encourage innovation by offering inventors a period of monopoly in exchange for public disclosure of their invention. The patent procedure refers to the structured steps that need to be followed from conceiving an invention to obtaining and maintaining the patent. While the procedure varies slightly across jurisdictions, the underlying stages are similar worldwide. In India, the procedure is governed by the Patents Act, 1970 and the Patents Rules, 2003, and operates under the oversight of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM).