XVII-𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗣 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.
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- Oct 7
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𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝗫𝗩𝗜𝗜
In continuation of FAQ series on the subject matter of "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗣 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱", here is the seventeenth question is answered below in the series.
Indian patent law, under Section 2(1)(j) of the Patents Act, requires 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 criteria for an invention to be patent-able:
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆:
The invention must be entirely new and not disclosed anywhere in the world before the filing date.
Prior disclosure includes publications, websites, presentations, or earlier patent applications.
Even the inventor's own disclosure before filing can destroy novelty.
𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 (𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀):
The invention must not be obvious to a person skilled in the relevant technical field.
It must involve a technical advancement or possess economic significance that makes it non-obvious.
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
The invention must be capable of being made or used in an industry.
It must solve a technical problem and have practical utility.
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥.
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