How to obtain a patent? (Section 6 of the Patents Act, 1970)

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According to section 6 of the Patents Act, 1970, an application for a patent may be made by the actual inventor of the invention, or are assignee of the right to make an application or a legal representative either.It is the person who first applies for a patent is entitled to the grant a prior inventor of the invention who applies subsequently will not get the patent as against the first applicant.A person who has merely communicated an idea to another, who actually gave practical shape to the idea and developed the invention, cannot claim to be the first and true inventor. ADVERTISEMENTS: A mere financial partner, a firm or a corporation cannot be the sole applicant claiming to be the inventor, but they can apply as assignee of the…
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