Computer Related Invention- A Boon Or A Boom For CRIs Inventor In India

INTRODUCTION

Keeping the section 2(k) of the Patents Act, 1970 more clear and precise, the Patent office has recently issued fresh guidelines for examining the inventions related to computer in India. Earlier also, the IPO had issued the guidelines but due to unambiguous and unclear statues, the guidelines fail to establish a remarkable status in the field of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs).

Now moving ahead with the new set of guidelines, CRIs comprise of inventions that involve the use of computer, computer network or other programmable apparatus and include such inventions having one or more features of which are realized wholly or partially by means of a computer program or programmes. These inventions are created with the help of intellectual property contribution and thus needs a strong protection under the ambit of Patent law in India¹. It has been seen that large number of IT companies and R&D organisations are working on the CRIs and in order to protect