Introduction In the realm of obtaining a patent right, conducting a ‘novelty search’ stands as a crucial step for patent applicants or inventors seeking to secure patents. This ‘preliminary investigation stage’ is also known as a ‘patentability search’, that serves…
A patent ensures the protection of an invention for a limited period of time. Upon patenting an invention, a third party will be restricted from commercially exploiting or duplicating the invention in any manner. According to most patent laws around…
This article is in continuation with the blog “Due Diligence Search Strategies for Determining Patentability of Exemplary Indian Patent Applications” by IIPRD (Please click here to read the blog), an initiative from IIPRD to randomly pick up recently published Indian…