Term of the Patent Patent Registration in Bangalore:-

The Patent Amendment Act, 2002, amended section 53, which relates to term of a patent. The term of every patent granted shall now be 20 (twenty) years from the date of filing the application for patent. A patent is kept alive by paying the renewal fee from time to time. In case a patent has elapsed for non payment of renewal fee and the failure is unintentional and there is no undue delay in making the application, it could . be restored within one year of lapsing. The Patent (Amendment) Act, 2002, added a new provision. It provides that on cessation of a patent Registration in Bangalore right due to non- payment of renewal fees or on expiry of the term of patent, the subject matter covered by it is not entitled to any protection. It is notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force

It different from a Copyright:-

A copyright is a right to literary property as recognized and sanctioned by the law. It is an intangible and corporal right granted to the author or originator of certain literary or artistic production.

Patent Applications 

Ordinary Application

An application for Patent Registration  made in the Patent Office without claiming any priority of application made in a convention country or without any reference to other application under process in the office is called an ordinary application.

Convention Application

When an applicant comes to the patent Registration in Bangalore office with an application claiming a priority date based on a similar application filed in one of the convention country, it is called a convention application (by virtue of Paris Convention). To get a convention status an applicant should file the application in Indian patent office within twelve months from the date of first filing of a similar application in the convention country. A convention application should be accompanied by a complete specification.