--- title: "India patent filing with the IPO | GTC" description: "Indian patent filing with IP India. Provisional, utility, and design applications, with startup and individual fee concessions available." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Global Trademark Company LLC", "url": "https://globaltrademarkcompany.com", "logo": "https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/gtc-logo.svg", "description": "Multi-practice IP and business legal firm. Trademarks in 100+ jurisdictions, patents in 10 + PCT, copyrights under Berne. 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Recognized DPIIT startups and natural persons receive 80% concession on most IPO official fees, making India one of the most cost-effective major patent jurisdictions." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is a Request for Examination automatic?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. You must file Form 18 (Request for Examination) within 31 months of the priority date. Otherwise the application is deemed withdrawn." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is Form 3 and why does it matter?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Form 3 is the annual 'Statement of Working' declaring whether the patented invention is being commercially worked in India. Failure to file can result in compulsory licensing risk and revocation petitions." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I file a software patent in India?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Pure software 'as such' is excluded under Section 3(k). However, software with a technical effect or hardware integration (e.g., embedded systems, signal processing, security implementations) is patentable. We assess this in the strategy phase." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How long does Indian examination take?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "After RfE filing, FER typically issues within 18–24 months. Total time to grant ranges from 36–60 months. Expedited examination is available for startups, women applicants, and PCT applicants designating India as ISA/IPEA." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is excluded from patentability under Section 3 of the Patents Act?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Section 3 lists subject matter that cannot be patented in India, including: frivolous inventions or those contrary to public order/morality; mere discovery of a scientific principle; mere discovery of a new form of a known substance without enhanced efficacy (§3(d). The 'Novartis' provision); mere admixture; mere arrangement of known devices; methods of agriculture or horticulture; methods of medical, surgical or therapeutic treatment; plants and animals (other than micro-organisms); mathematical or business methods, computer programs per se, and algorithms (§3(k)); literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works; topography of integrated circuits; and traditional knowledge. We screen for §3 issues at Step One before drafting." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How does DPIIT startup recognition reduce my fees?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Recognized DPIIT startups, natural persons (individual inventors), and small entities qualify for an 80% concession on most IPO official fees, including filing, examination, renewal, and post-grant fees. We verify your eligibility, prepare Form 28 (claim to small/startup status), and apply the rebate at filing. Most startup clients save ₹50,000–₹1,50,000 over the life of the patent." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is Form 18 and when must it be filed?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Form 18 is the Request for Examination (RFE). Indian patents are not examined automatically. Form 18 must be filed within 31 months from the earliest priority date. If missed, the application is deemed withdrawn and no extension is available. For expedited examination under Rule 24C, Form 18A is filed instead. We track this deadline from the day we file." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is Form 3 and what are the penalties for not filing?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Form 3 is the annual 'Statement of Working' under §146 of the Patents Act, declaring whether the patented invention is being commercially worked in India during the previous financial year. It must be filed by 30 September each year (after the financial year ending 31 March). Non-filing is a punishable offence under §122. Fines up to ₹10 lakh and, in extreme cases, supports compulsory licensing or revocation petitions by third parties. We track Form 3 in our docketing for every granted patent." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I file a PCT national-phase entry in India?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. PCT applicants have 31 months from the earliest priority date to enter the Indian national phase. We handle the full Indian filing. Translations (if needed), Forms 1/2/3/5/26, Power of Attorney to our registered Indian Patent Agent, and Request for Examination. The Indian filing date is your earliest priority date for damages calculations." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is a Patent of Addition?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "A Patent of Addition (§54) protects an improvement or modification to an existing patented invention. It is filed in the name of the same patentee, runs for the unexpired term of the parent patent, and does not require separate annuity payments. It's a cost-effective way to protect iterative improvements without filing a new independent patent." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I expedite my examination under Rule 24C?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Expedited examination via Form 18A is available for: recognized DPIIT startups, small entities, women applicants, government undertakings, departments of the central or state government, applicants who designated India as ISA/IPEA in their PCT, and applicants under bilateral patent prosecution highway (PPH) agreements. Expedited examination typically reduces the time to grant from 36–60 months down to 12–18 months." } } ], "dateModified": "2026-08-28" } ] --- [](/) - Trademarks - Patents - Copyrights - Data Privacy - Business Legal - [Pricing](/pricing) - Resources Sign inEN · USD Sign in 1. [Home](/) 2. 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To file with the IPO, before you commit to drafting. 2 ### Draft & file We draft the specification, claims, and drawings, you approve every word, and we file the application with the IPO. 3 ### Prosecute to grant We respond to examiner office actions and shepherd the application through IPO examination toward grant. What it costs ## One engagement, two clear stages. You start with a search and a filing strategy, then a flat drafting-and-filing fee, so you decide with the search in hand, never a surprise. Government fees are passed through at cost. Step One ### Strategy & Search $400 Patentability search + a written opinion on how to file. - IPO patentability assessment & prior-art search - Section 3 (Patents Act) patentable-subject-matter screen - Strategy: provisional vs complete, DPIIT entity status, Rule 24C expedited route - Engagement letter & roadmap (Step Two only if you proceed) Step Two ### Drafting & Filing From $1,800 Drafting and filing your India application. - Complete specification, claims, abstract & drawings - Form 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 26 prepared by registered Indian Patent Agent - IPO filing and Form 28 entity-status declaration where eligible - Form 18 (Request for Examination) docketed within the 31-month deadline IPO official fees and Form 3 annual filings are pass-through. DPIIT-recognized startups & natural persons receive an 80% government-fee rebate. [File My India patent](/forms/catalog/patents-designs/patent-utility/IN?ref=b2c) Indian Patent Office government fees, translations, and any complexity surcharges are quoted separately and passed through at cost. Get started ### Start your India patent Describe your invention and a patent attorney will review the scope and email a Step One search-and-strategy quote, no payment, no obligation. No payment required Reply within 1 business day A GTC attorney reviews it & sends a flat-fee quote. 1. 01 Brand details 2. 02 More details 3. 03 Your details Brand details 1 What is your invention called?\* A short descriptive title; a working name is fine. 2 Where do you want patent protection?\* Select every country where you want a patent — utility (invention) patents are filed and priced per country. Add all your target markets. 3 Do you need drafting and filing, or drafting only? Drafting only = we write the specification and claims for you to file yourself. Drafting + filing = we do both. 4 What does the invention do? Describe what it is and how it works. Even a paragraph helps us scope; we refine the full specification with you. 5 Has the invention been publicly disclosed yet?\* Public disclosure (sold, demoed, published) can bar a patent — especially abroad, where there is usually no grace period. BackNext Why GTC ## An online-first firm, built for IPO patent filing. Legal team GTC's India team IPO-registered agent Agent of record at IPO ### Search before you spend Every engagement starts with a prior-art search and a written filing opinion, so you commit to drafting with the landscape in front of you. ### Attorney-drafted claims Your specification and claims are drafted by qualified patent counsel and you approve every word before it is filed at the IPO. ### Your deadlines, tracked We diarise the IPO priority and response windows and file inside them, so a missed deadline never costs you the filing. ### One team across major jurisdictions The same team coordinates your filings at the IPO and at every other major patent office your invention reaches. Your Customer Success Team ## A dedicated team that owns your matter from start to finish. Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay. ### Your Account Manager Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off. ### Your Senior Account Manager Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track. A named person, on email or a call, at every step. ![Your dedicated GTC Customer Success Team](/assets/m-onboarding-bright-welcome-C-heDolY.jpg) How we compare ## Filing with the IPO? Here's what sets GTC apart. What you get GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself A prior-art search and written opinion before any drafting Specification and claims drafted by qualified patent counsel A flat drafting-and-filing fee, quoted up front Office actions answered by the same team that filed One team across major patent jurisdictions and the PCT Government fees passed through at cost A prior-art search and written opinion before any drafting GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself Specification and claims drafted by qualified patent counsel GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself A flat drafting-and-filing fee, quoted up front GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself Office actions answered by the same team that filed GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself One team across major patent jurisdictions and the PCT GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself Government fees passed through at cost GTC Online filing services Doing it yourself The timeline ## From search to granted patent, with the IPO. Patent prosecution runs on the office's clock. Here is what to expect once you start. 1. Step One ### Search & filing strategy A prior-art search and a written opinion on patentability and the best route to file. 2. Weeks 2–6 ### Drafting & filing We draft the specification, claims, and drawings, you approve them, and we file with the IPO. 3. Months ### Examination The IPO examines the application; we answer office actions and run examiner interviews where they help. 4. 36 – 60 months to grant ### Grant & upkeep On allowance we pay the issue fee and diarise the maintenance fees that keep the patent in force. In their words ## All your legal, in one place. One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016. [Excellent Trustpilot ](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/globaltrademark.co) 1,577+ Patents prosecuted 10,886+ Clients served 11 In-house attorneys 10+ Years since 2016 India patent FAQ ## Frequently asked questions Does India offer startup discounts? Yes. 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