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“Protect your inventions”

What is Patent?
  • A patent consists of exclusive rights granted by the federal government to the inventor of new and useful machines, articles, substances or processes. It gives the inventor the right to stop others from using, making and selling the invention without permission.
  • Patent protection is an incentive for invention. You're assured you have the chance to profit from your mind's work. The law provides protections and remedies if someone violates your patent rights, called infringement.
Benefits of Patent Registration
  • Patents protect inventions by providing a monopoly for up to twenty years in return for a disclosure of the invention to the public.
  • A patent can provide protection for a broad inventive concept or a narrow technological advance. The protection is a valuable business asset and an important commercial tool as well.

At Spark Intellectual Property Services, we provide a complete range of patent registration, protection and enforcement services that are customized to your needs and specifications. They include the following:

  • Patent availability search and analysis
  • Prosecution of patent applications
  • Recording of licenses, assignments, mergers, and registered user of patent rights
  • Maintaining protection rights and annuities
  • Legal translations of specifications, claims, abstract of patents
  • Opposing/defending grant of patents
  • Publication of cautionary notices
Regional, National and International Patent Applications

Regional applications
This has effect in a range of countries, without having to file in all countries, following a single application process. Advantage also includes reduced costs and complexity. The EPO, ARIPO and OAPI are examples of PCT contracting states for which a regional patent can be obtained via the PCT.

National applications
This is filed directly at a national patent office or from a regional or international application under the PCT, once it enters the national phase. The UK Patent Office is an example.

International applications
This is a centralized application which later can lead to the grant in any of the state contracting to the PCT which is operated by the WIPO. Advantage includes a single step where a wide range of countries is retained and formalities such as naming applicants and inventors and filing certified copies of priority documents can be done centrally.

Types of Applications

Each patent office utilizes different types of application and within each group comprised of specific types, such as utility patents, design patents and plant patents that vary in terms of substance and procedures.

Standard application
This is referred to as a non-provisional application and depending on the examination outcome; this may or may not result in the grant of a patent. This comprises all the necessary parts such as written description of the claims and invention.

Provisional application
This places an application on file to obtain a filing date and secure a priority date, but without the expense and complexity of a standard application. However, no enforceable rights can be obtained solely through the filing of a provisional application.

Continuation application
When the priority year has expired and further refinement or improvement is needed with a previous application, this type is being utilized to include other materials for enhancement. A “continuation-in-part” is possible for which the applicant may add subject matter undisclosed with the parent application but repeats substantial portion of the parent's specification, and shares at least one inventor with the parent application.

Divisional application
This can only contain subject matter in the application from which it is divided (its parent), but the filing and priority date is retained from the parent. This is useful if a unity of invention objection is issued because a patent can only claim a single invention.

Standard Patent Flowchart
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How can we help you with your Patent Registration?

Patent applications are complex and fees are payable at different stages of the patent process, hence to obtain a detailed information on patent prosecution and requirements, please choose the country in the list from our JURISDICTIONS page or please do not hesitate to CONTACT US to request for a quote or to find out more on patent protection.