Patents are rights granted to innovators.
In exchange for disclosing your invention in a Patent specification, you can be granted a Patent for a period of time – typically up to 20 years subject to renewal fees.
Obtaining a patent
While the rules vary from country to country, to obtain a Patent you should:
- Ensure that your invention is not disclosed prior to filing your initial Patent Application.
- Be able to describe (in your Patent specification) at least one way of realising your invention.
- Be able to define the essence of your invention.
- File the Patent Application documents at the Patent Office.
- Have your Application searched and examined by the Patent Office – hopefully leading to the grant of your Patent.
We are here to guide you through each of these steps.
What happens next
Once your Application has been filed, e.g., at the UK or European Patent Office, you normally have a period of 12 months to decide whether you wish to extend your protection to other parts of the world. Again, we are here to guide you through these processes.
Typically to be patentable, an invention must be ‘new‘ and ‘inventive‘. The tests for novelty and inventiveness can differ from country to country. We are here to help you navigate through these differences so that the protection you obtain is effective for your business needs.
A Patent is just like any other business asset. To gain benefit from it, you need to know how to use it. You can depend on our advice to help you lever commercial advantage from your Patent rights – whether that is by:
- effectively defending your monopoly space;
- obtaining investment based on your IP assets;
- licencing your IP assets;
- selling your IP assets whether singly or as part of your business.
Get in touch
If you want to discuss your Patent requirements with us, then please contact us using the form below or by emailing mail@morelandip.com.