{"id":6212,"date":"2021-06-17T08:57:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T08:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=6212"},"modified":"2021-06-17T08:59:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T08:59:53","slug":"patent-office-action-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-office-action-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Office Action Response &#8211; An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">A Patent is an IPR (Intellectual Property Right) exclusively granted to the inventor after <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/patent-registration\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>Patent Registration<\/strong><\/a> of an invention or creation made by the actual inventor, which is a patentable subject matter, non-obvious, unique, and competent of industrial application. At the point when a Patent application is filed and sent for evaluation of its legality, the examiner at the Patent Office examines for formal necessities and its qualification as per the law of each jurisdiction. After which an initial judgement is given, which is called First Examination Report (FER), which suggests any kind of modification or correction or straightforwardly gives out dismissal if the Patent application is considered as being not qualified &amp; fit. After which, the Patent Attorneys in the Patent office will construct a reaction including clarifications which is likewise called Patent Office Action Response.<\/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-6a3af85e293bd\" 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-6a3af85e293bd\"  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\/patent-office-action-response\/#What_is_a_Patent_Office_Action\" title=\"What is\na Patent Office Action?\">What is\na Patent Office Action?<\/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\/patent-office-action-response\/#What_are_the_Different_Types_of_Patent_Office_Action_and_Responses\" title=\"What\nare the Different Types of Patent Office Action and Responses?\">What\nare the Different Types of Patent Office Action and Responses?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-office-action-response\/#Responding_to_the_Patent_Office_Actions_Issued_by_the_Examiner\" title=\"Responding\nto the Patent Office Actions Issued by the Examiner\">Responding\nto the Patent Office Actions Issued by the Examiner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-office-action-response\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Patent_Office_Action\"><\/span>What is\na Patent Office Action?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A Patent office sends a legal officer to the inventor planning to take an office action.<\/li><li>The examiner via the letter plans to require changes of the claims in the invention, resubmission of the drawings, any extra information, etc.<\/li><li>Once the inventor has filed the examination of their invention with the utility non-provisional Patent application to the particular assigned Patent examiner, the examiner will inspect, review and decide the originality of the invention and the industrial applicability of the invention as per the central law.<\/li><li>After the Patent examiner will set up a reaction including clarifications, contentions that might be obliging or opposing the necessities of the inventor as per the cases required, which is also called <strong><em>Office Action Response<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li><li>Patent Office actions are very common, and at least one Office Action is expected, especially in the applications for <strong><em>Utility Patents<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utility_(patent)\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><li>Ultimately, after various office actions &amp; reply (to be heard), the Patent examiner will give a final judgement over the Patent. The same things happen at the time or pre &amp; post opposition application of Patent grants.<\/li><li>But, the office action activities are done by three companies, the applicant or the inventor, the Patent examiner and the party filing opposition.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Different_Types_of_Patent_Office_Action_and_Responses\"><\/span>What\nare the Different Types of Patent Office Action and Responses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"671\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-16.png\" alt=\"Types of Patent Office Action and Responses\" class=\"wp-image-6214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-16.png 671w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-16-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Response\nto Patent Office Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The Patent office response must\ndifferentiate whether a claim set must be amended or the disputes will be\nfounded on an original claim set;<\/li><li>If the candidate or the actual\ninventor wants for amending the claim set, he or she can generate the suitable\namended claim set, and the same is approved by the customer in the Patent\noffice response;<\/li><li>Moreover, any difference\nbetween actual or amended claim set shall be purposely mentioned in the\napplication of Patent office response;<\/li><li>The application for Patent\noffice response has to be very well written, and the conflicts and response to\nthe Patent Office action should be robustly prepared to prevent any damages to\nthe potential protective right innovation;<\/li><li>Patent uniqueness in the\napplication of Patent office response shall be debated many times during the\nexamination of the invention. Hence, a suitable legal response to prove the\nuniqueness should be properly framed;<\/li><li>The drafting of the Patent\noffice response is a non-technical thing.&nbsp;\nTo keep things specific, right and capably on time, a template is\nfollowed for drafting a Patent office response. The draft has to bear by the\njurisdictional necessity and should be as per the customer&#8217;s needs;<\/li><li>The Patent office response\nshould be in particular to the exact rejection or objection as raised by the\nPatent examiner and any references if given in it;<\/li><li>It is vital to distinguish\nbetween the informal &amp; formal objections, in which subject matter of the\napplication as per the Patent laws may be related to the formal objection and\nthe rules &amp; regulations are the informal objections, and both should be\nchanged accordingly;<\/li><li>Drafting the response after the\nopposition and Patent grant accomplishment comprises experience &amp; knowledge\nof litigation areas;<\/li><li>&nbsp;It is crucial to keep in contact with the\ncustomer and the inventors and take their feedbacks as and when required;<\/li><li>The Patent office response has\nto be drafted in a well-suited way will all the formal necessities as in accordance\nwith the Patent office examiner;<\/li><li>The\nmost vital thing above all is that the Patent response should mention the\ninventions uniqueness, non-obviousness, and usefulness;<\/li><li>A\nlist of essential documents has to be mentioned along with the Patent office\nresponse. Fe of them consists:<\/li><li><strong><em>Patent Literature<\/em><\/strong>:\nThis will cover the documents detail in the case there is a similar Patent\nfiled prior to the latter Patents and shall describe their date of publication\nand priority &amp; respectively.<\/li><li><strong><em>Non-Patent Literature<\/em><\/strong>:\nDocuments that are not Patent published are mentioned or reference.<\/li><li>Documents on record.<\/li><li>Evidence supporting the\ndocuments.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Responding_to_the_Patent_Office_Actions_Issued_by_the_Examiner\"><\/span>Responding\nto the Patent Office Actions Issued by the Examiner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nrecent times, there have some vital amendments in the Indian Patent practice\nbefore the Indian Patent Office (IPO). One of the most significant &amp; major\nalterations is the time to reply the report to the <strong><em>PER (Patent Examination Report)\nunder Sections 12 and 13 of the Patents Act, 1970 and the Patent Rules, 2003<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only\nif the applicant of the Patent has filed a request for the examination form\nbefore the Patent Office, then only the Patent Examination Report is given to\nhim or her. The Patent candidate is obliged to file <strong><em>Form 18<\/em><\/strong>, and this is\nusually known as the <strong><em>RFE request form<\/em><\/strong>. Under the Patent\nalterations in India, the inventor has to act in accordance with all the\nobligations given in the Patent Examination Report. The primary time limit date\nto put for the order of the Patent application is within six months from the\nissuance of the first statement of objection as prescribed under Rule 24B (ii)\n(5) of the Patent Rule, 2003.<\/p>\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>Usually,\na Patent office action is expected if the Patent examiner is suspicious about\nthe originality, usefulness, and non-obviousness of the invention. The Patent\nexaminer takes a Patent office action in which he or she raises his or her\nrejections &amp; objections to the invention &amp; claim of the inventor or the\nPatent applicant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the inventor is bound to file a reply to the Patent Office action, which is called Patent office action response, in which the inventor should draft in a certain way that fulfilled the doubt of the Patent examiner and makes his or her invention approved.<\/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\/protect-a-patent-in-india\/\">Let\u2019s Know the Steps to Protect a Patent in India\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Patent is an IPR (Intellectual Property Right) exclusively granted to the inventor after Patent Registration of an invention or creation made by the actual inventor, which is a patentable subject matter, non-obvious, unique, and competent of industrial application. 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