Our team launched a new mobile app in India just eight months ago. We’re excited about the innovations we built into it and want to protect our ideas. We’ve heard that you can’t patent something already on the market. Is this true in India?

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Law Forum › Category: Consumer Court › Our team launched a new mobile app in India just eight months ago. We’re excited about the innovations we built into it and want to protect our ideas. We’ve heard that you can’t patent something already on the market. Is this true in India?
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Apni Law Staff asked 7 months ago

Our team launched a new mobile app in India just eight months ago. We’re excited about the innovations we built into it and want to protect our ideas. We’ve heard that you can’t patent something already on the market. Is this true in India?

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Apni Law Staff answered 7 months ago

In India, you cannot patent an invention already in commercial use. While your app is in the market, you can explore other avenues for intellectual property protection, such as copyright for the source code and design, and trademark for the app’s name and logo.

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