Question
What is a patent? What are the essential requirements to obtain a patent in India.
Answer :
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A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state or intergovernmental organization to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. An invention is a solution to a specific technological problem and is a product or a process:17 Patents are a form of intellectual property.
Requirements for obtaining a patent are-
| Requirement | What it means |
|---|---|
| 1. The innovation is patentable subject matter | Patentable
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