What are then various stages involved in the grant of patent? (Under The Patents Act 1970)

After filing the applicant for the grant of patent, a request for examination is required to be made by the applicant or by third party and, thereafter, it is taken up for examination by the Patent Office. The first examination Report is issued to the applicant to give him an opportunity to correct the deficiencies in the application and meet the objections raised in the said report. The applicant must comply with the requirements within the prescribed time otherwise his application would be treated as deemed to have been abandoned. When all the requirements are met, the patent is granted and notified in the Patent Office Journal. However before the grant of patent and after the publication of application, any person can make a representation for pre-grant opposition.

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