{"id":14099,"date":"2021-03-12T05:12:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T05:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=14099"},"modified":"2026-03-05T06:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:13:27","slug":"how-sagacious-ips-patent-opposition-strategy-helped-client-challenge-competitors-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/how-sagacious-ips-patent-opposition-strategy-helped-client-challenge-competitors-patent","title":{"rendered":"How Sagacious IP\u2019s Patent Opposition Strategy Helped A Client to Challenge their Competitor\u2019s Patent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Indian patent system provides a unique opportunity to an individual or an organization to challenge their competitor\u2019s pending patent applications or granted patents by way of filing patent oppositions. Such a provision helps them in opposing inventions that are undeserving, frivolous, or have been wrongfully obtained from them. A patent opposition can be divided into two stages \u2013 pre-grant and post-grant. During the early stage in a patent lifecycle, a pre-grant opposition can be filed by \u201cany person\u201d to prevent the grant of a patent. Whereas after the patent is granted, a post-grant opposition can be filed by \u201cperson interested\u201d to revoke the granted patent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is important to note that these are time-barred activities. For instance, a pre-grant opposition can be filed any time after the patent application gets published, but before its grant. On the other hand, a post-grant opposition can be filed after the grant of a patent but before the expiry of one year from the date of publication of a granted patent by the Patent Office. The final decision in any opposition rests in the hands of the examiners at the Patent Office. So, filing an opposition can be considered as a business strategy to stop competitors from enjoying their monopoly rights and a way to contest the grant of an undeserving patent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following article discusses how Sagacious IP\u2019s patent opposition strategy helped the client to challenge the grant of their competitor\u2019s patent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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