Patents | Securing Technical Innovation
A patent is the crown jewel of intellectual property. It grants you a 20-year legal monopoly, preventing anyone else from making, using, or selling your invention without your permission. However, obtaining a patent is a rigorous scientific and legal challenge. The Patent Office examines every claim to ensure it is “Novel,” has an “Inventive Step,” and has “Industrial Applicability.”
At Satyarth Legal, our Patent Attorneys are dual-qualified—they are lawyers with backgrounds in engineering, biotechnology, and computer science. We speak the language of your R&D team and translate it into the legal language required to secure a grant.
Who Is This For?
R&D Centers: Engineering, Pharma, and Automotive companies.
Tech Startups: With deep-tech, hardware, or embedded software innovations.
Individual Inventors: Seeking protection for novel devices.
Universities: Commercializing academic research.
Scope of Services
1. Prior Art Search & Patentability Analysis Before you spend money on filing, we check if your idea is truly new. We scour global patent databases (USPTO, EPO, WIPO) to find “Prior Art.” If a similar invention exists, we advise you on how to tweak your invention to make it distinct.
2. Drafting (The Art of Claims) The strength of a patent lies in its “Claims.”
Provisional Specification: We file this quickly to secure a “Priority Date” while you are still finalizing the product.
Complete Specification: A detailed technical document filed within 12 months. We draft claims that are broad enough to prevent competitors from making minor tweaks to bypass your patent, but specific enough to get granted.
3. Prosecution (The Examination Process) Filing is just the start. The Patent Office will issue a “First Examination Report” (FER) with objections. We draft technical responses to these objections and argue your case during hearings to prove your invention is unique.
4. International Filing (PCT) For clients eyeing global markets, we file applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which gives you a window to enter 150+ countries with a single initial application.
Common Risks
Novelty Destruction: Many inventors proudly publish their findings on LinkedIn or in journals before calling a lawyer. This effectively kills the patent. Rule #1: File First, Publish Later.
Section 3(k) Objections: In India, “computer programs per se” are not patentable. This is a major hurdle for software companies. We know how to draft applications that highlight the technical effect and hardware integration to overcome this bar.
Why Satyarth Legal?
We focus on Enforceability. A weak patent is worse than no patent because it gives you a false sense of security. We draft patents with litigation in mind. We ask: “If a competitor copies this 5 years from now, will this document hold up in court?” Our grant rate is significantly higher than the industry average because we do the hard work during the drafting stage.