Question 1

What is the cost of patent in India?

Accepted Answer

The charge of filing a patent application in India, for an individual is ₹ 1750/- and call for inspection is ₹ 4400/- for paper filing, whereas for filing in online it is ₹ 1600/- and ₹ 4000/- respectively, but the applicant must have a digital signature or an impression to do that.

Question 2

What rights do patent owners have?

Accepted Answer

The patent provides the patent owner the right to eliminate others from making, handling, selling or importing the invention. The patent holder's power to make their creativity is dependent upon the rights of others and whatever general laws might be relevant.

Question 3

Can you sell patented plants?

Accepted Answer

Unlike a patented plant, if you buy a trademarked plant, you can propagate it asexually by taking cuttings. You can even sell the propagated plants for profit, but you can't call those plants by the trademarked name or acquire your trademark for those plants.

Question 4

How long is a plant patent good for?

Accepted Answer

A plant patent lasts for 20 years from the application's filing date. When a plant patent expires, the patented invention becomes publicly available, much like with utility patents.

Question 5

What are the features of a plant patent?

Accepted Answer

The application transmittal form, fee transmittal form, application data sheet, specification, drawings, and an inventor's declaration or oath are the components of a plant patent application. The specification will contain the claim and should disclose the plant and its unique features.