{"id":4748,"date":"2021-05-03T06:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2021-05-03T06:34:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:34:57","slug":"computer-related-inventions-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Guide on the Computer Related Inventions in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In the\nprevious few years, Information Technology (IT) has gained some special\nimportance and advanced as an essential tool for scientific development. IT\nconsists of the whole possibility of loading, communicating, storing, entering,\nrecovering, and data management through the usage of computers and several\nother hardware, electronics, network, and telecommunication equipment. The\nComputer Related Inventions consist of the usage of the computer, programmable\ndevice, and computer networks. Moreover, the <strong><em>Computer Related Inventions\n(CRIs)<\/em><\/strong> in India also consists of such inventions that are having one or\nmore features of which are followed partially or entirely by means of a\ncomputer programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The understanding of inventors in the field of CRIs has constantly attempted for appropriate protection of their IPR (Intellectual Property Rights). The scheme of Patent has to deal with the processing challenges of the applications of Patents related to computer inventions and other technologies. Most of the Patent Offices around the globe have to confront the issue regarding the patentability of CIRs. They have deposited several examination guidelines or manuals to examine the applications for <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/patent-registration\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>Patent Registration<\/strong><\/a> from the technology field so that the nations can succeed in uniform examination practices. Scroll down to check more information regarding Computer Related Inventions in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a6a94e18eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a6a94e18eb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#An_Overview_of_Computer_Related_Invention\" title=\"An\nOverview of Computer Related Invention\">An\nOverview of Computer Related Invention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#Basic_Necessities_to_Conclude_the_Patentability_of_Computer_Related_Inventions\" title=\"Basic Necessities to Conclude the Patentability of Computer Related Inventions\">Basic Necessities to Conclude the Patentability of Computer Related Inventions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#Uniqueness_of_Invention\" title=\"Uniqueness\nof Invention\">Uniqueness\nof Invention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#Industrial_Suitability_of_Invention\" title=\"Industrial\nSuitability of Invention\">Industrial\nSuitability of Invention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#Competence_of_Disclosure\" title=\"Competence\nof Disclosure \">Competence\nof Disclosure <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#Creative_Step_of_Invention\" title=\"Creative\nStep of Invention\">Creative\nStep of Invention<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#What_is_not_Patentable_under_the_Computer_Related_Inventions_in_India\" title=\"What is not Patentable under the Computer Related Inventions in India?\">What is not Patentable under the Computer Related Inventions in India?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/computer-related-inventions-in-india\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Overview_of_Computer_Related_Invention\"><\/span><strong>An\nOverview of Computer Related Invention<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nrecent years, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Trademarks, and\nDesigns has issued some sets of regulations for understanding and interpreting\nthe objective of CRIs and their security in India. The guidelines for the\nexamination of CIRs (Computer Related Inventions) were issued by the Patents\nOffice on June 30, 2017. The guidelines issued by the Patents Office were 1st\npublished in Aug 2015; however, due to very robust resistance from inventors,\nthe guidelines were put in pending. After this, the guidelines were reissued in\nFeb 2016. However, the resistance of inventors continued and eventually, the\nmatter was delivered to an expert committee by the Ministry of Commerce and\nIndustry in India for proving expert references for the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According\nto the guidelines issued by the Patents Office for the examinations of Computer\nRelated Inventions, the inventions must involve the following things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The use of computers;<\/li><li>The computer network;<\/li><li>Other programmable devices or apparatus;<\/li><li>Inventions with more than one features that are\nunderstood partly or completely by means of a computer programme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Basic_Necessities_to_Conclude_the_Patentability_of_Computer_Related_Inventions\"><\/span>Basic Necessities to Conclude the Patentability of Computer Related Inventions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For a Patent Registration for an Invention, a CRI should fulfil the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Patent Registration for an Invention\" class=\"wp-image-4749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3.png 624w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uniqueness_of_Invention\"><\/span><strong>Uniqueness\nof Invention<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A\nunique invention means any technology or invention that has not been estimated\nby any publication in any document or is being used in the nation or anywhere\nelse in the globe before the Patent Registration application filing date with\nfull specification. Therefore, it can be said that the matter of the invention regarding\ncomputers has not come under the public domain or doesn&#8217;t form a part of the\nart state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industrial_Suitability_of_Invention\"><\/span><strong>Industrial\nSuitability of Invention<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An\ninvention should be suitable for industrial application. The industrial\napplication related to Computer Related Inventions means that the Computer\nRelated Inventions must be proficient in being used or made in the industry.\nThe invention must have workability and usefulness in industrial applications\nto become qualified for the Patent Registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Competence_of_Disclosure\"><\/span><strong>Competence\nof Disclosure <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nrequirement of \u201cWhat\u201d the invention is all about and \u201cHow\u201d the invention will\nperform should always be satisfied in the provisions of the invention. To\nfulfil the vital necessities of the Patent Act, 1970, the complete disclosure\nof the provisions of the invention must be done. The explanation of the\ninvention made in the provisions should be clear, correct, unmistakable, and\nprecise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creative_Step_of_Invention\"><\/span><strong>Creative\nStep of Invention<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A\ncreative step of CIRs means a feature of an invention that comprise a technical\nadvancement as compared to the fundamental knowledge or having some financial significance\nor both, and therefore, this doesn&#8217;t make the invention regarding the computer\nnot obvious to any individual skilled or expert in the art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, the <strong>Supreme Court<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/main.sci.gov.in\/\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, in the case of <strong><em>Hindustan Metal Industries Ltd. vs Biswanath Prasad Radhey Shyam (AIR 1982 SC 1444),<\/em><\/strong> which is related to creative step, definite the following steps to accurately judge to define by looking at the complete invention that whether a creative step is there in the invention or not;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The identification of a skilled person that is\nan engineer or craftsman is experienced and is distinguishable from being a\nmere artisan.<\/li><li>The identification of the noteworthy general\nknowledge of the individual at the priority date;<\/li><li>The identification of the creative idea of the\nclaim, which is in question or if that cannot be done willingly, interpret it; <\/li><li>The identification of what differences exist\nbetween the matters referred to as starting part of the \u201cState of the Art\u201d and\nthe creative idea of the claim.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_not_Patentable_under_the_Computer_Related_Inventions_in_India\"><\/span>What is not Patentable under the Computer Related Inventions in India?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the guidelines issued by the Patents Office in India, the below mentioned things are excluded from Patentability under CRIs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u00a01. Claims directed as Mathematical Method:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Certain mathematical methods such as a method of calculation, formulation of equations, finding roots of various numbers and all other identical acts of knowledgeable skills;<\/li><li>Simple manipulations of a knowledgeable thought or solving a mathematical problem without instructing a practical application of it.<\/li><li>The following methods don&#8217;t come under elimination:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Encoding;<\/li><li>The lessening of noise in electrical, electronic\nor communication systems;<\/li><li>The decrypting\/encrypting electronics.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>2.<\/em> <em>Claim focused as Business Method:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Any claims not drafted as \u201cBusiness Method\u201d but\ndishonestly with some indefinite means;<\/li><li>When the claim is \u201cBusiness Methods\u201d in its\nsubstance;<\/li><li>Simply the existence of words such as commerce,\nbusiness rules, transactions, supply chain, enterprise, etc. in the claims will\nnot lead to the assumption of an inventor or creation for being just a\n\u201cBusiness Method\u201d;<\/li><li>The matter of the invention is usually regarding\nperforming business, trade, transaction, monetary activity, or a method of\nselling and buying of goods through the internet must be treated as business\nmethods and must not be patentable.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>3. A claim directed as Algorithm:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A set of rules, procedures, or any other order\nof steps;<\/li><li>Any method stated by way of a fixed list of\ndefinite instructions, whether for solving any problem;<\/li><li>Whether employing a logical, mathematical, or computational method, recursive or otherwise. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>4. Claims directed as Computer Programme:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A certain set of instructions;<\/li><li>Database;<\/li><li>The subroutines and routines;<\/li><li>The products of a computer programme;<\/li><li>Some storage of medium having instructions;<\/li><li>Computer programmes;<\/li><li>The computer memory with some directions stored in a computer-readable medium. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>5. A claim directed as an illustration of information:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any method or means of expressing or stating information, whether tangible, visual, or audible by words, codes, symbols, signals, or any mode of demonstration available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>6. A claim directed at the geography of integrated circuits:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3-D configuration of the electronic circuits used in microchips &amp; semi-conductor chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>7. <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>A claim directed as a rule or method of performing a mental act or method of playing a game:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the procedures of <strong><em>chapter <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>08.03.05.12 <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>in the Patent Manual, <\/em><\/strong>the claims under this chapter consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A regime of performing the mental act;<\/li><li>A rule or way of playing the game.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, method or paying chess or learning or teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>8.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>A claim directed as a musical, literary, dramatic or artistic works or any other creation consisting of cinematographic works and television productions:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Music, paintings, sculptures;<\/li><li>Computer programmes, electronic databases;<\/li><li>3-D works regarding topography, geography;<\/li><li>Music arrangements, translations, multimedia\nproductions, etc.<\/li><li>Books, lectures, applied art, sermons, etc.;<\/li><li>Choreographic works, musical works, dramatic\nworks, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Patent protection is a familiar means of assisting inventions, developing living standards, and enhance the nation&#8217;s employment. As the economy is becoming digitized worldwide at a very rapid speed and also increasing competition in the market, there is a need to announce Patent protection in the condition of Computer Related Inventions in a nation. The primary objective of Patent Registration is to permit the innovators to have dedicated resources for software advancement. Therefore, to increase the complete growth, the provisions related to the patentability of Computer Related Inventions were presented in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-term-extension\/\">An Overview of Patent Term Extension\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous few years, Information Technology (IT) has gained some special importance and advanced as an essential tool for scientific development. 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