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Acts are Not Considered to be Amounting To Infringement Under The Patent Act

Which Acts are Not Considered to be Amounting To Infringement Under The Patent Act ?   The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted a new Section 10A dealing with acts not to be considered as infringement. These are: Any act of making, constructing, using or selling a patented invention solely for uses Read More →

Patent – What cannot be Patented?

What cannot be Patented? Anything, which is not an invention, cannot be patented. Patent Act, 1970 provides that the following shall not be covered under the concept of invention: If its use is contrary to law or morality  Mere discovery Aggregation of properties by mere mixture of 2 or more Read More →

Patent – What can be patented?

What can be patented?   Any ‘invention’ may be patented. ‘Invention’ means new product or process involving an ‘inventing step’ and ‘capable of industrial application’. ‘Inventing Step’ means a feature that makes the invention not obvious to a person skilled in that art. ‘Capable of Industrial Application’ in relation to Read More →

Patent – Concept of Patent

What is Concept of Patent?   Patent means a patent granted under the Patent Act, 1970. Patents, generally speaking is a grant from Government which confers on the grantee, for limited period of time, the exclusive privileges of making, selling and using the invention for which patent has been granted Read More →

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