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Indian Patent Process

ByDr. Kalyan Kankanala

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Filing

Place Applications Provisional and Complete Applicant

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Filing Strategy Time of filing Purpose of filing Subject matter of application Provisional Vs. Complete

Application Foreign/PCT application

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Example Invention is in the field of Optical Fibers. Inventor’s Description of the technology and the invention

PreformMandrel/Core rod

Precursors

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Example Contd..

2nd Layer

1st LayerHole

Cross-section of the preform.

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Example Contd..

1ST INVENTION: simultaneous sintering and collapsing

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Example Contd…

2ND INVENTION: Opaque glass tube which is used during drawing of the optical fiber preform and which is non permeable to IR radiations and heat.

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Opaque tube

Preform

Heating element

Optical fiber

Furnace

Example Contd…

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Example Contd…..

Your advice on filing strategy 1. Your client is an independent inventor.

He is waiting for funding.

2. Your client is a billion dollar company

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Priorty Date Filing Foreign priorty PCT priorty

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Example

April 24, 2010- Provisional specification disclosing elements A, B and C.

April 22, 2011- Complete Specification with elements A, B, C , D and E

Can the complete specification claim priority from provisional specification?

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Example

April 24, 2010- Provisional disclosing elements A, B and C.

September 24, 2010- Provisional Specification disclosing elements D and E

April 22, 2011- Complete Specification with elements A, B, C , D and E

Can the complete specification claim priority from provisional specification?

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Example

April 24, 2010- Provisional specification filed in the United States

September 24, 2010- Provisional Specification filed in Canada

Can a complete specification be filed in India claiming priority from any of the provisional specifications?

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Example September 22, 2008- Provisional

specification filed in India September 22, 2009- PCT application

filed in India. Today the client comes to your for filing

a National Stage application in India.

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Publication

Notice to public Date of publication Rights start

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Examination Request for Examination First Examination Report Response to FERs Hearing

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Example First Examination Report: Prior

Art Rejection

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Example Claim 1

An apparatus for drawing an optical fiber, said apparatus comprising:

a furnace …. for heating a preform;

a suspension means for suspending said preform and ,a handle adapted to secure a top end of thepreform…..,

wherein said top end of the preform is provided with

a tubular member;

said tubular member covers the top end of said perform and at least a portion of said handle and extends towards a suspension means along the handle.

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Example Examiner’s 1st rejection (First Examination

Report)Feed Rod

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Example Amendment in Response to the Examiner’s rejection

An apparatus for drawing an optical fiber, said apparatus comprising: a furnace …. for heating a preform;

a suspension means for suspending said preform and ,a handle adapted to secure a top end of the preform…..,

whereinsaid top end of the preform is provided with a tubular member; and

said tubular member covers the top end of said perform and at least a portion of said handle and extends towards a suspension means along the handle; and

said tubular member is opaque and is non-permeable to infrared radiations.

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Example Contd….. (Examiner’s Second Rejection)

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Example Contd… Interview with the Examiner to

convince him on the patentability of the claim.

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Grant Ready for grant Fee Grant Publish

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Opposition Pregrant Post grant Grounds

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Conclusion Scope of the invention Prosecution History Litigation

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Thank You.

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