Article by Charvi Sharma The 1970 Patent Act, which modified the current legislation pertaining to patents in India, came into force in 1972. In addition, the Patents Act, 1970 was amended in 2005, which extended product patents to all technology fields such as food and medicines, chemical products, and microorganisms. Related Read : Should You Copyright or Patent Your Software in India? What is a Patent? Patents are legal licenses issued by the government, giving the inventor of an invention, the right over its ownership and the exclusive right to make and sell it. The invention becomes the assets of the inventor that no one can take over or imitate unless assigned to the person or licensed to him by the inventor himself. But, what is an invention for the purposes of Indian law, in the first place? The invention as described in Sec.2(1)(j) of the Patent Act, 2005 “Invention” means a new product or process involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application. The ba
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