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Patent myth
“A broad title makes a broad patent.”
The title identifies the application for classification and searching. It has no effect on scope, and no infringement was ever decided on it.
Scope comes from the claims, read purposively in the light of the specification. The title is not construed. Time spent perfecting it is time not spent on claim 1, which is the sentence that actually decides what the patent is worth.
Attention spent in the wrong place, and occasionally a title so vague that nobody can find the patent later - including you.
Sources & further reading
- The Patents Act, 1970 (consolidated to 1 August 2024) — Official IP India text
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Last reviewed by Ragulika IP on 2026-08-23. Indian patent law and Patent Office practice change; check the position before you rely on it.