First Publication Date: 8th December 2009.
An invention will be eligible to get a patent only if it satisfies the patentability requirements, which are patentable subject matter, industrial applicability/utility, novelty, non-obviousness/inventive step and specification. The government uses the patentability requirements to verify the worthiness of an invention for patent grant. The patentability requirements are like filters arranged in succession as shown in the figure below.
Figure - Kalyan's Patent Filter Model
A patent will be granted over an invention only if it passes…