Patent drafting
A patent specification should explain the invention accurately while establishing claim scope that supports the client’s commercial objective. Our process begins with the invention disclosure, inventor discussions and a review of the technical problem, implementation, alternatives and distinguishing features.
Drafting support includes provisional and complete specifications, Indian applications, PCT applications, US-style applications and EP-oriented specifications. Work may include claim architecture, detailed embodiments, drawings review, abstract preparation and consistency checks across the claims, description and figures.
What the drafting process can include
- Disclosure review and identification of missing technical information
- Inventor interviews and invention-harvesting discussions
- Independent and dependent claim development
- Alternative embodiments and fallback positions
- Formal drawings review and reference-numeral consistency
- Final technical and legal-quality review
Patent filing in India
We assist with filing strategy, preparation of filing documents, priority review, applicant and inventor information, formalities and coordination of statutory deadlines. Depending on the circumstances, the route may involve a provisional application, complete application, convention application, PCT application or Indian national-phase entry.
The appropriate route depends on the applicant, prior disclosures, filing history, target markets and timing. Early advice is important before publication, sale, presentation or other public disclosure.
Patent prosecution and FER responses
Patent prosecution requires more than responding to an objection in isolation. We analyse the cited prior art, map the claim elements, identify the examiner’s reasoning, consider amendment support and develop a response intended to preserve commercially meaningful scope.
Support includes Indian First Examination Report responses, hearing preparation, claim amendments, USPTO office-action drafting support, EP examination support and coordination with appropriately qualified foreign counsel where required.
SEPs, claim charts, infringement and licensing
Patent value often depends on how clearly the claims can be connected to a standard, product, process or commercial implementation. PRASA IP combines claim construction, technical investigation and structured evidence review to help rights holders, implementers, in-house teams and counsel assess technically complex patent positions.
Standard essential patents
SEP portfolio review, patent-to-standard mapping and assessment of whether claim limitations correspond to mandatory or optional requirements of telecommunications, connectivity and other technical standards.
Claim chart mapping
Element-by-element claim charts mapping patent limitations to standards documents, product literature, technical specifications, source material and other available evidence.
Infringement and evidence-of-use analysis
Technical assessment of potentially relevant products or processes, identification of evidentiary gaps and preparation of structured evidence-of-use material for further legal review.
Licensing analysis
Portfolio and product mapping, overlap analysis, technical strength assessment and inputs for licensing, acquisition, divestment and commercial discussions.
Essentiality and standards research
Review of standards specifications, technical contributions, patent families, declared-essentiality information and implementation requirements relevant to an essentiality assessment.
Defensive analysis
Non-infringement positions, design-around inputs, invalidity searching and freedom-to-operate considerations developed around the claims, accused features and applicable territory.
SEP essentiality, infringement, validity and licensing positions are fact-specific. The scope may involve coordination with appropriately qualified litigation, competition-law or foreign counsel.
Patent searches and analytics
Patentability search
Identifies relevant prior art before drafting or filing and helps refine the inventive concept.
Freedom-to-operate search
Assesses potentially relevant enforceable rights in a defined product, territory and time frame.
Invalidity search
Identifies earlier disclosures relevant to assessing the validity of selected patent claims.
Landscape analysis
Maps technologies, applicants, filing activity and development trends for strategic decisions.
Portfolio management
Portfolio support may include docket coordination, filing-roadmap reviews, prosecution reporting, foreign-associate coordination, renewal instructions and periodic assessment of whether individual rights remain aligned with product and business priorities. For licensing-oriented portfolios, the review may also consider claim coverage, product relevance, standards alignment, patent-family status and evidence availability.
Patent filing questions in Bengaluru
What should be ready before a patent drafting discussion?
A useful starting package includes a technical disclosure, drawings or system diagrams, examples of operation, known alternatives, relevant prior art, and the dates of planned or completed public disclosures. We identify gaps with the inventors before fixing claim scope.
Is a patentability search the same as freedom-to-operate?
No. A patentability search asks whether an invention appears new and inventive in light of earlier disclosures. A freedom-to-operate review considers potentially enforceable claims relevant to a defined product, territory and time. Each requires a different search and analysis plan.
Clients seeking a local team can read about our Bengaluru IP practice. For US, European and PCT matters, see our international patent support.
Who we support
Our patent work serves technology companies, multinational businesses, startups, research institutions, universities, independent inventors, in-house legal teams, licensing teams and foreign patent counsel seeking India or cross-border support.