Are there any crucial differences between the patent regime in US vs India? We may be filing for onea patent in India & of course, theand while our attorneys will be doing the heavy lifting; butlifting, I just was just curious about anywhat major differences there are in the patent system between there and the United States.
e.g. About allowable claimsI'm curious about general differences, formbut specifically, term etc.
Some specific questions:
- Is the patent term 20 years in India too?
- Any differences in claims language or the breadth of claims allowed?
- Are prophetic experiments allowed in place of actual experiments?
- Are biotech patents allowed to patent the gene itself or merely a method that uses / synthesizes the gene?
In case it matters, this is a biotech patent about a transgenic organism.