IPLF: Providing Excellent Patent Services

A patent is an asset to a business. The economical value that a patent holds is an important part of the business portfolio. It creates a market certainty with an entry-level barrier to the competitors. We, at IPLF, understand this importance and thereby tries to provide all the services that the client needs in getting a patent granted.

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Patent Search

The first step in the patent process is a novelty search. The novelty search is not mandatory and is not required to file a patent application, but it can be helpful for the inventor to know the prior art based on the invention that the inventor will make. Novelty or Patentability search is conducted to check the patentability of any invention before an inventor makes an application for patent protection. In this process, a search is conducted in Patent Databases, which are available either for free or on a paid-basis to check whether any information similar to an invention claimed by an inventor already exists. The database from USPTO or EPO and other major patent offices are thoroughly checked based on where the patent is applied for. The team at IPLF provides an efficient search for the client around the world.

It is advised that before an inventor makes an application for patent protection, checking the novelty for the patent is a much better idea because the whole process of getting a patent and acquiring it and even taking it to a commercial-stage requires investment as well as time and effort of an inventor. The team at IPLF provides an exhaustive report of patentability search that can help the clients to get an overhaul prospect regarding the patentability of the said invention.

Patent Drafting

After an effective patent search, the next important part is patent drafting. The patent drafting is very important as this will decide the nature and scope of the patent. The team at IPL takes the comprehensive approach in drafting the best application for its clients as this drafting will also be the deciding factor if any litigation arises in the future. Why it becomes an important and tough task is because the drafting and requires complete knowledge of the invention, technical subject matter, in-depth knowledge of various laws, a detailed description of the invention, and associates figures/drawings.

The application can be provisional or complete. The choice between these two types of patent applications depends on the level of research/idea conceptualization done by the inventor. If the inventor is having significant details related to his invention then a provisional specification is filed but it is subject to addition/modification in the future with further research. Filing a provisional application gives additional time to the investors to do research work and at the same time ensures protection to the invention of the inventor as the inventors are required to give full specifications along with claims within 12 months of the filing of an application.

The team at IPLF with is highly experienced professional in all domains can provide the clients all the solutions needed for drafting the application, be it provisional or complete.

Patent Litigation

The legal process starts when there is an infringement suit enforcing his/her rights by suing others. Third parties try to use other’s inventions even if the patent is granted without taking permission from the patent holder. For such cases, the patent holder can file suit for infringement against the third party and can demand an injunction as well as damages. The third-party on the other hand can file a suit for dismissal of the grant of a patent to the patent holder on the ground of the existence of prior art, the obviousness of an invention, lack of novelty, etc.

The team at IPLF has litigation experts providing all the services with regards to the infringement proceedings. The patent litigation team has the experience of handling matters and appearing at various forums in India and working with the client giving the best possible advice.

IPLF and Khurana & Khurana have a large network domestically as well as internationally of senior counsels and international associates that give us the edge to protect the interests of our client in all circumstances, even if it requires us to step out of our comfort zones. In addition to assisting our clients in litigation, the firms also assist clients in alternative dispute resolution when the situation allows, to settle the dispute in a shorter time frame with lower costs.

Author: Saransh Chaturvedi (an advocate) currently pursuing LLM from Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (IIT Kharagpur).  In case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com.