Step 8: Grant of patent
The grant of a patent refers to the official issuance of a patent by the patent office, providing legal protection and exclusive rights to the inventor. It signifies the recognition of the invention’s novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability, allowing the patentee to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented invention without permission.
If the examiner determines that your application is in satisfactory condition and meets the requirements of patentability, you will receive a grant patent from EPO.
The European patent office grants patent to you (applicant) if it is found to be meeting all patentability requirements !!! or it may be rejected if it happens to be not meeting patentability criteria.
When your patent application is to be granted by EPO, the grant procedure has 2 steps
- EPO should grant the patent and
- The patent should be validated in countries of your interest.
When the certificate of grant of the patent has been issued, it will be sent on to you. There is also an opposition period of nine months from the date of grant in which third parties may file an opposition to your patent. If this were to happen we would inform you immediately.
Validation of the patent in selected designated countries: Within 3 months of the date of the grant, all necessary action must be taken in selected designated countries in order to give effect to your patent.
| Grant of patent | Responsibilities | |
| Inventor |  | patent is granted to you. By paying issue fee you get right to exclude others from using, selling offering for sale, importing your patented invention |
| Patent agent or attorney |  | Inform inventor / applicant about procedures, renewals and communication to EPO after grant of patent |
| Patent office |  | Grant the patent for invention or reject the patent based on response to objections raised. |
Patent Maintenance Fees
Once the patent is granted, it will be valid for up to 20 years from the date of filing the application. Inventors are required to pay a maintenance fee periodically to maintain the patent in force. for details about fees you may check EPO patent fees
- Indian Patent Office, Govt. of India
- Patent Facilitator for Start-ups, Startup India Govt. of India
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication engineering.
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- Books are included in the syllabus of Educational Institutions as textbook and reference book on subject of IPR and Patents
- For over 15 years, Prasad has helped protect the intellectual property rights (IPR) of more than 1800 clients, including individuals, entrepreneurs, and educational institutes. This includes patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights.