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How much does it cost to get a patent in India?
How much does it cost to get a patent in India?
Understanding the cost structure corresponding to applying for a patent can help in making some important decisions. Hence, instead of having a generic idea about the overall cost, it helps if you are aware of the breakdown of the cost structure and the time of incurring such expenses.
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- Natural person
- Startup(s)
- Other than natural person – Small Entity
- Other than natural person – Others except small Entity
Any individual(s) applying for a patent is considered as a natural person. On the other hand, all other entities that do not fall under the first category, fall under the remaining three categories of :
- Other than natural person – Startup
- Other than natural person – Small Entity
- Other than natural person – Others except small Entity
- Other than natural person – Startup
- Other than natural person – Small Entity
- Other than natural person – Others except small Entity
No | Description | Patent office Fee (INR) 1$ = ~ 60 INR(E-Filing only) | Comments | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other than Natural person | Natural Person/Startup | ||||
Small Entity | Other than small entity | ||||
1 | Application for grant of patent | 4000 | 8000 | 1600 | Mandatory |
2 | Early publication fee | 6250 | 12500 | 2500 | Optional |
3 | Request for examination of patent application | 10000 | 20000 | 4000 | Mandatory |
4 | For every Extra sheet over 30 sheets | 400/sheet | 800/sheet | 160/sheet | Mandatory |
5 | For every Extra claim over 10 claims | 800/claim | 1600/claim | 320/claim | Mandatory |
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No. of pages in the specification
- The Indian Patent office charges an additional fee for each additional page over 30.
- The total number of pages includes description, claims, drawings and sequence listing if any.
- The margins requirements are 4 Cms at top, 4 Cms on left, 3 Cms at bottom and 3 Cms on right. Line spacing is 1.5.
No. of claims
- The Indian Patent office charges an additional fee for each additional claim over 10 claims.
- There is no restriction on the type of claims. The claims can be independent,dependent or multi-dependent. Only additional fee per claim is charged for each additional claim above 10 claims.
No. of priorities claimed
- The Indian Patent office charges an additional fee for each additional priority document over 1 priority.
- While calculating the number of priorities, PCT application is not considered a priority. If the PCT application itself is the priority application, then it is considered as a priority application.
Request for examination:
- The deadline to file an examination request in the Indian Patent office is 48 months from the earliest priority date.
- It is however, recommended to file the examination request along with the application, since the application is queued for examination, only upon filing the examination request.
- The fee mentioned in this calculator is for the normal examination request. It is recommended to file an express examination request, if the national phase application is filed much earlier than the 31 month deadline. By filing an express examination request, the application is put in queue immediately upon filing the application. If a normal examination request is filed, the application is put in queue for examination only after 31 months from the priority date.
Applicant type
- Any individual(s) applying for a patent is considered as a natural person. To be considered as natural persons, all the applicant(s) should be individuals.
- Applicants wishing to claim Start-up Status, need to provide proof of being a Start-up. To know more about this, you can read our article
- Applicants wishing to claim Small Entity Status, need to provide proof of being a small entity. To know more about this, you can read our article.
- Entities who do not qualify as either individuals or start-ups or small entity, will be considered as large entity
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- Indian Patenting Process Timeline
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