There has been a significant increase in the number of start-ups originating from India. Several companies, which could be termed as "start-ups" a few years back, have grown into multi-million dollar companies, resulting in job creation.

Non obviousness is one of the essential patentability requirements to obtain a patent in United States, as stated under section 35 U.S.C. § 103.

The India IT industry has witnessed tremendous growth is the past decade, resulting in large IT companies and inceptions of several promising start-ups.

The Bombay High Court addressed the question of whether the pre-grant representation could be filed while the decision of the Controller of Patents to reject a patent application is on appeal before the IPAB.

A patent specification is a techno-legal document based on which patent rights are decided. The specification is what appears in public domain once it is published.

The Inventive step and Non-obviousness implies the same meaning in most patent laws. The expression "Inventive step" is used in Europe while "Non-Obviousness" is used in U.S.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has published a notification in the Official Gazette on September 21, 2021.

A patent owner has the right to exclude other from making, using, selling, offering for sale, and importing the patented product/process.

Term of a patent, which is a fixed 20 year period, is a duration for which a patentee is granted exclusive rights by a country in exchange for a public disclosure of their invention.

The number of patent infringement suits being filed has been on the rise over the years.

Inventions result from continuous research and innovation, which may be patented.

One of the core objectives of a patent system is to make the patented technology available to the public at reasonably affordable price.

The Indian Government has taken up various initiatives to reduce the time taken to examine patent applications.

The applicant must submit an undertaking to keep the Controller updated about patent applications filed outside India relating to the same or substantially the same invention.

How long does it take to get a patent granted, is one of the most common questions every patent applicant has.

In this regard, there are two tools for continuing prosecution before a patent examiner.