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You have a patent application number, but the portal shows nothing, or shows a status you do not understand. An Indian patent search by application number is the quickest way to see where any application stands, provided you know how to read the number and the result. India received 1,43,729 patent applications in 2025–26, so […]

How long do patents usually last for? In India, and in most countries, a patent lasts for a maximum of 20 years from the date you file the application. That rule comes from Section 53 of the Patents Act, 1970. The word “usually” matters, though. Many patents never reach year 20. Some lapse because renewal

You have built something new. Perhaps it is a machine part, a chemical formula or a clever piece of software. The first question most inventors ask is simple: what can be patented in India, and does my work qualify? The answer is not a list. It is a set of tests. Your invention must pass

India received 1,10,375 patent applications in 2024–25, a rise of nearly 20% in a single year. The country is now the sixth-largest filer of patent applications in the world. Yet the patent application procedure in India defeats a surprising number of applicants. Most of the damage is done before an examiner ever opens the file:

You have an invention, and you think it could sell beyond India. Filing separately in every country is slow and costly. PCT application filing lets you file one international application and keep your options open in 159 countries. About 275,900 such applications were filed worldwide in 2025, according to WIPO’s PCT Yearly Review 2026. But

In 2024–25, India received 1,10,375 patent applications. In the same year, 33,504 patents were granted. The patent granting procedure is what sits between those two numbers. Most guides describe it as a simple queue. It is not. It is a sequence of fixed deadlines, and one of the most important ones changed in 2024. A

Thousands of people search for design patent filing in India every month. There is one problem with the phrase: India has no design patent. What you actually file is an application to register a design under the Designs Act, 2000. The term “design patent” comes from the United States, and most Indian websites repeat it

Search for patent types in India and you will be told there are three: utility, design and plant. That answer is wrong. Those are American categories, and none of them appears in the Indian statute book. The confusion is costly. Inventors file the wrong form, miss a deadline that cannot be extended, or spend months

If you have searched for the difference between a utility patent vs design patent, you have probably found dozens of articles. Most of them describe American law. That is a problem, because neither term exists in the Indian statute book. India protects the way a product works through a patent. It protects the way a