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Prior Art Search Services in India – Patentability, FTO, Validity, and Landscape | Unimarks Legal Solutions Filing a patent application without a prior art search
04/05/2026
Prior Art Search Services in India – Patentability, FTO, Validity, and Landscape | Unimarks Legal Solutions Filing a patent application without a prior art search
Indian patent law does not use the US “utility patent” or “plant patent” classification. Under the Patents Act, 1970, Indian inventors choose between six types of applications: ordinary, provisional, convention, PCT national phase, divisional, and patent of addition. Each serves a distinct strategic purpose. Filing the wrong type — or filing in the wrong sequence — can cost you your priority date or your protection entirely. This guide explains every type with its statutory basis and when to use it.
A provisional patent application under Section 9 of the Patents Act, 1970 secures your priority date immediately — at a fraction of the cost of a complete application. This guide covers the exact filing procedure, current fees, the critical 12-month deadline, and the five mistakes that cause Indian inventors to lose their priority rights.
Every Indian brand that manufactures in China or sells online faces a version of the same threat — a Chinese seller copies your product, registers your brand name as a Chinese trademark before you do, and undercuts your price on every platform simultaneously. This guide covers four Indian legal tools that address this threat — without needing to walk into a Chinese courtroom.
India crossed 89,000 patent applications in FY2024 — a record. But most inventors lose IP value between filing and maintenance by missing critical deadlines. This guide covers every stage of the Indian patent lifecycle: patentability, filing, examination, grant, opposition, annual renewal, and the Form 27 working statement obligation.
In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the world’s first successful powered aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. What is less widely known is that
In 2019, the Delhi High Court granted an urgent injunction restraining a Delhi-based manufacturer from selling shoes that imitated the distinctive clog design of Crocs
The Indian Patents Act, 1970 gives third parties two distinct windows to challenge a patent before grant and after grant. This guide explains both tracks under Section 25, the statutory grounds for opposition, the step-by-step procedure, current fees, and the strategic decisions that determine whether a challenge succeeds.
Patents are a powerful way for innovators to protect their inventions, but the process of securing a patent is not simple. Patent protection for inventions
In a country like India, where innovation is key to growth, it’s important for inventors, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and even individual innovators to know how
