Patent Companies: Services on Offer

Author: reikopena | Posted: 25.05.2012

A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor. The right conferred by the patent grant is the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale or selling the invention in a particular country or importing the invention to a particular country. Thus it is a property right and based on the idea of limited monopoly for a defined period of time. In return for that right, the inventor must provide a public disclosure of the invention in the form of the issued patent.

Patent and Technology:

Many people feel patent impedes the spread of technology. However, the intent is exactly the opposite. The patent has to completely describe the technology to enable others to copy it after the period of limited monopoly is over. The patent owner has to pay a series of escalating maintenance fees over time which encourages patent owners to give up the patent over time unless they are using it. To be patentable an invention must be novel, non-obvious and adequately described for a nonprofessional to be able to make use of it.

Patent Companies:

A number of patent companies have mushroomed all over the world providing varied services to their clients. They have a team of experts who are engaged by the client for a pre determined number of hours and also provide services on demand.

Services:

• Patent specification drafting includes complete patent specification and accelerated examination document preparation.

• Patent filing and prosecution includes filing applications within and outside India.

• Patent opposition including pre grant and post grant opposition and Maintenance.

• Prior art search and analysis.

• Patent intelligence support.

• Patent watch and alerts which includes technology monitoring services and competitor monitoring.

These companies have their expertise in various domains like aerospace, automation, automobiles, electrical engineering, electronics, energy, manufacturing, robotics, software and telecommunication.

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