What are the different types of patent applications under the Indian patent system?
The following are the different types of patent application under the prevailing patent system: (i) Ordinary Application (ii) Application for Patent of Addition (granted for Improvement or Modification of the already patented invention, for an unexpired term of the main patent). (iii) Divisional Application (in case there are multiple inventions disclosed in the main application). (iv) Convention application, claiming priority date on the basis of filing in Convention Countries. (v) National Phase Application under PCT. 5. What is the duration of a patent in India? A patent is valid for 20 years from the date of filing of the patent application in India. 6. What is the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)? The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is a multilateral treaty that was concluded in Washington in 1970 and entered into force in 1978. The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, administers it. The PCT facilitates the protection of inventions i
