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, you will receive grant of patent. When your patent is granted, it would be published in a final form and a certificate for grant of patent is sent to you (the applicant for patent).
In the normal situation the there is no fees for grant of patent however if claims and or pages exceed the limit then it would be charged fees as below
| Form 34 | Grant fee for patent application | £20 for each additional excess claim + £10 for each additional excess page |
| Grant of patent | Responsibilities | |
| Inventor |  | patent is granted to you. 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 UK IPO after grant of patent |
| Patent office |  | Grant the patent for invention or reject the patent based on response to objections raised. |
Renewal of a patent
You need to renew the patent application in 4th year from filing date and subsequently the renewal should happen every year before the last day of month in which the filing date is recorded. The renewal can be done 3 months before or 1 month after the expected date (due date).
Renewal fees
You can renew your patent for up to a maximum of 20 years.
| Year | Renewal fee |
|---|---|
| 5th | £70 |
| 6th | £90 |
| 7th | £110 |
| 8th | £130 |
| 9th | £150 |
| 10th | £170 |
| 11th | £190 |
| 12th | £220 |
| 13th | £260 |
| 14th | £300 |
| 15th | £360 |
| 16th | £420 |
| 17th | £470 |
| 18th | £520 |
| 19th | £570 |
| 20th | £610 |
refer to the section about patent newal fees on UK IPO
depending upon time taken from filing to grant of patent, you may need to pay multiple fees that cover more than one renewal year when you pay your first renewal fee.
- 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
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