Protect what you're building.
Legismith is an IP law firm in India led by a registered patent agent and attorney with 15 years of prosecution experience. Patents, trademarks and designs — fixed fees quoted upfront, filed fast, and argued all the way to grant.
Know the cost before you commit
Three productized engagements our IP law firm built for founders and businesses that want clear scope, a fixed fee and a deadline — not an hourly meter.
Startup IP Audit
Every filing, assignment and gap in your IP — reviewed by a 15-year practitioner and returned as a clear action plan with a 12-month budget. Know where you stand before an investor asks.
How the audit works →Patentability Search Report
A prior-art search and patentability opinion mapped feature-by-feature against your invention — in two days, not two weeks. Fee adjusts against drafting if you proceed.
What the report covers →IP for Fundraising
Pre-diligence cleanup: founder assignments, chain of title, open-source exposure, filing gaps — closed out and documented in a memo your investors' lawyers will accept.
What investors check →Won in prosecution, not at filing.
In India, filing is the easy part. Patents are won in the FER response and the hearing before the Controller; trademarks survive through examination replies and oppositions. That's prosecution — and it's what this IP law firm has done for 15 years.
A portal files your application and disappears. We're still standing next to it five years later, when it actually matters. One registered agent's name on your filing, accountable from search to grant.
Amar Gite & Santosh Sangle
We started Legismith because IP services in India were split between portals that file and forget, and firms that bill by the hour with no end in sight. We built a third way: an attorney-led IP law firm in India with transparent stage-wise quotes, fast turnarounds, and one accountable name on every filing — 2,500+ matters and counting.
If you're building something — software, hardware, a brand — tell us about it. You'll get a straight answer about what's worth protecting, and what it will really cost.
Meet the full team →Questions we hear every week
Official patent fees start at ₹1,600 for individuals and DPIIT-recognised startups; trademarks at ₹4,500 per class. The real cost is professional work — which we quote fixed, stage by stage, within 24 hours. No hourly meters, no surprises mid-prosecution.
Usually a combination: patents for inventions, trademarks for your brand, designs for product appearance, copyright for code and content. A Startup IP Audit answers this in one week for your specific case — including what NOT to spend on.
Computer programs per se are excluded under Section 3(k), but inventions demonstrating a technical effect or contribution are granted in India. The difference is in drafting and argument — this is our core practice area.
Yes — all filings are electronic and we prosecute before all four patent offices and all five trademark registries. Our clients are across India and overseas.
Yes, transfers at the examination stage are common. We review the file, assess its position honestly, and quote fixed for the remaining stages.
Tell us what you're building.
A line or two is enough. You'll have a fixed-fee quote and a recommended next step within 24 hours — confidential, no obligation.
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