This scholarly resource provides a comprehensive, hands-on guide to drafting patent applications, encompassing all essential knowledge and techniques required to successfully obtain a patent. Designed as an introductory text, it encompasses the complete process of drafting a patent application and offers numerous practical examples and case studies that illustrate the process from start to finish. Furthermore, the book includes informative papers on the functioning of patents in India, offering valuable insights to patentees on how to maintain the validity of their patents. Given the growing awareness among inventors, investors, and scientists, as well as the increasing cost of patent attorneys, the editors sought to publish a book featuring practical case studies from patent attorneys, scientists, and innovators.

01. Working of Patents in India K.S. Kardam 02. IPR and Innovation Pradeep Srivastava and Shalini Singh 03. Indian IP SWOT Regime and New Way of Understanding IP Strategies N.S. Rathore, S.M. Mathur and Anshul Rathi 04. Patent and the Issues on Technology Transfer D.R. Agarwal 05. Drafting of Complete Patent Specification with Case Study Nidhi Bhatt and Anshul Rathi 06. Introduction to Patent Infringement and Defenses Against Infringement Manish Kumar and Anil K. Pandey 07. Are All Subject Matters Patentable? Manish Kumar and Anil K. Pandey 08. Hopes and Prospects on Intellectual Properties of Grass Root Innovators under Technopreneur Promotion ProgrammeP.K. Ghosh 09. Managing Intellectual Property Rights Poornima Ganesh 10. Patent Infringement — An Overview Rajeshwari Hariharan 11. Patent Search and Examination Methodologies S.K. Swarup 12. International Patent Classification Vimal Kumar Varun 13. WIPO, WTO, UNCTAD & ITC Profiles Vimal Kumar Varun 14. IPR Electronic Journals Vimal Kumar Varun 15. Patent Writing: An Approach with Example S.M. Mathur and Priti Mathur