Patent process in 7 steps – From filing to grant in India (🇮🇳)

VikramIntellectual Property, Patents27 Comments Last Updated: December 15th, 2022

The complete patent process in India takes anywhere between 3 to 5 years and involves a series of steps to be mandatorily followed within prescribed timelines to get a patent in India. Failure to avoid such deadlines can also lead to loss of your patent application. In this post, we will discuss in detail the procedure for grant of a … Read More

8 things to know before filing a Patent in India

VikramPatentsLeave a Comment Last Updated: August 5th, 2021

Filing a patent in India - The legal requirements

The life of every patent starts with the filing of a patent application. Whether you are planning to file a patent yourself or not, you should be aware of two important steps which should ideally be accomplished even before deciding to file a patent and going through the 3 to 5 years long process of getting a patent granted. The … Read More

Selecting a trademark for business – Best legal practices

AditiIntellectual Property, Trademarks1 Comment Last Updated: March 4th, 2024

How to select a trademark for business - Best legal practices

“What’s in a name? That which we call rose by any other name would smell as sweet!” These words by Shakespeare fall flat today when it comes to the use of brand names for trade. Branding and promotional activities revolve around brand names. Therefore, they are as significant today for a business as its organizational structure or quality maintenance. Hence, … Read More

Patent, Trademark & Design reforms under Startup India

VikramIndustrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents, Startup India, Trademarks4 Comments Last Updated: November 23rd, 2022

Startup India 2016

The Indian government on 16th January, 2016 launched ‘Startup India’ campaign with a strong focus on promoting the awareness and adoption of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) by startups. The government wants to make it easy for innovative and creative startups to protect and leverage their Intellectual property both in India and abroad. As part of this initiative, the government hopes … Read More