IP Intelligence
Inventor's Red Flag Checklists
Short, honest checklists to run before you disclose, file, respond, license or launch.
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Before filing outside India
The twelve-month priority window is effectively immovable, and section 39 catches Indian residents in a way most people never hear about.
After grant: the things that quietly kill patents
Very few Indian patents are lost to competitors. They are lost to handovers, stale addresses and obligations nobody owns.
Before you enforce a patent
The first letter is the most important document in a patent dispute, and it is usually written by whoever is free that week.
Before a hearing with the Controller
A hearing is the last chance to change the outcome before a decision is written. The Controller has already read the file.
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