Patents

Patent Drafting & Prosecution

The quality of your patent depends on how it is written. Our patent attorneys draft airtight specifications and claims, and prosecute your application through to grant.

Drafting vs. Prosecution — What's the Difference?

Patent drafting and patent prosecution are two distinct but equally critical stages in the life of a patent application. Both require specialist expertise — and errors at either stage can permanently weaken or destroy your patent protection.

Patent Drafting

Drafting is the process of preparing the patent specification — the document that describes your invention in technical and legal terms. It includes the background, detailed description, drawings, abstract, and most critically, the claims. A well-drafted specification gives you the broadest possible protection while ensuring the application survives examination.

Patent Prosecution

Prosecution is the process of interacting with the Patent Office after filing — responding to examination reports (First Examination Report and subsequent reports), attending hearings, and shepherding the application through to grant. Skilled prosecution can rescue an application that has received objections and secure meaningful claims.

Provisional vs. Complete Specification

Feature	Provisional Specification	Complete Specification
Purpose	Secures priority date; placeholder while invention is developed	Full legal document on which patent is granted
Claims Required	No claims required	Claims are mandatory — define the scope of protection
Length	Brief disclosure, a few pages	Detailed, typically 20–80+ pages with drawings
Deadline	Filed at any time	Must follow within 12 months of provisional filing
Patent Granted?	No — patent is not granted on provisional alone	Yes — patent is examined and granted on complete spec
Cost	Lower — provisional specification only	Higher — full specification with claims and drawings

Why Claims Are the Most Critical Part

The claims section of a patent is its legal heart. Claims define precisely what is protected — anything within the claim scope is exclusively yours; anything outside is free for others to use. Broad, well-structured claims that still survive examination give you the widest commercial protection. Narrow or poorly-drafted claims leave competitors free to design around your patent at minimal cost.

Independent Claims

Standalone claims that define the broadest scope of protection. If an independent claim is infringed, the patent is infringed — regardless of dependent claims.

Dependent Claims

Narrow the scope by adding further features to an independent claim. They serve as fallback positions if broader independent claims are rejected during examination.

Method vs. Product Claims

Method claims protect a process; product claims protect a physical article. Drafting both types gives comprehensive coverage and makes design-around harder for competitors.

Our Drafting Process

Invention Disclosure Interview

We begin with a structured consultation to understand the technical problem your invention solves, how it solves it, the preferred embodiment, and alternatives. We ask probing questions to uncover the full scope of what can be protected.

Prior Art Review

Before drafting, we review the results of the patentability search to understand the prior art landscape. This helps us draft claims that are novel over the prior art while being as broad as possible.

Drafting the Specification

Our patent attorneys draft the complete specification — including background, summary, detailed description of embodiments, and drawings. Every detail that supports the claims is documented.

Claim Drafting & Hierarchy

We draft a claim set with strategically structured independent and dependent claims, covering both product and method aspects of the invention where applicable.

Inventor Review

You review the draft specification. We incorporate your technical corrections while ensuring the legal language is preserved. Typically one to two rounds of revision.

Filing & Confirmation

Once approved, we file the application with the Indian Patent Office and send you the official acknowledgement with your application number.

Prosecution Support

The Indian Patent Office examines every application and typically raises objections in a First Examination Report (FER). How you respond determines whether you get a broad, commercially valuable patent or a narrow one — or none at all. Our prosecution team handles the entire process.

Responding to FER

We analyse every objection raised — whether on novelty, inventive step, clarity, or patentability — and draft a detailed, technically and legally sound response within the statutory deadline.

Claim Amendments

Where necessary, we amend claims to overcome prior art objections without sacrificing more scope than required. We always argue for the broadest maintainable claims.

Hearing Representation

If the examiner is not satisfied with the written response, the matter is referred to a hearing. Our attorneys appear before the Controller to argue for your patent.

Pre-Grant & Post-Grant Opposition

If a third party opposes your application, we prepare and file a comprehensive counter-statement and represent you through the opposition proceedings.

What's Included

Filed within 24 hours

Inventor Consultation
Specification Drafting
Claim Drafting
Independent and dependent claims crafted for maximum protection
Filing Coordination
Examination Support

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