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DPIIT-recognised startups pay up to 80% lower official IP fees and can fast-track patent examination from years to months. Most founders claim none of it. Here is every benefit, who qualifies, and how each one is claimed.
All 5 startup IP benefits in India
Up to 80% off official patent fees
DPIIT-recognised startups and individuals pay the natural-person scale: ₹1,600 to e-file against ₹8,000 for a company, with the same pattern across examination and renewals.
Expedited examination
Startups (and small entities, women applicants and others) can request expedited examination: grant in as little as 1–2 years instead of 3–5. For a deeptech company raising on the strength of its IP, the single most valuable benefit on the books.
Half-fee trademark filing
₹4,500 per class instead of ₹9,000 for startups, individuals and small enterprises: per class, per mark, so a two-class filing saves ₹9,000 by itself.
Reduced design fees
Design registration at the natural-person/startup scale from ₹1,000: the cheapest registered right in Indian IP gets cheaper still.
No DPIIT recognition? Use Udyam
Small-entity status through Udyam registration unlocks comparable reductions for companies that don't meet the startup definition. We check both routes for every client.
Startup vs large-entity official fees (e-filing, 2026)
| Item | Startup / Individual | Other entities |
|---|---|---|
| Patent application | ₹1,600 | ₹8,000 |
| Request for examination | ₹4,000 | ₹20,000 |
| Expedited examination (Rule 24C) | ₹8,000 | ₹60,000 |
| Trademark application (per class) | ₹4,500 | ₹9,000 |
| Design application | ₹1,000 | ₹4,000 |
Per the current First Schedules; figures verified against ipindia.gov.in at quote time. A typical AI startup filing one patent (expedited) and one two-class trademark saves over ₹80,000 in official fees alone by claiming startup status correctly.
How each benefit is actually claimed
DPIIT recognition, the gateway: under 10 years old, turnover below ₹100 crore, working on innovation. Applied online; we guide clients through it in days.
Form 28, the form that attaches your startup/small-entity status to a patent application. Miss it and you pay large-entity fees regardless of eligibility: the most common money-on-the-table error we see in transferred files.
Rule 24C request: filed with the examination request, with proof of eligible status. We file it for every eligible client as standard.
Two minutes to check your eligibility.
Tell us your incorporation date, turnover band and what you're filing: we'll confirm which benefits apply, free, within 24 hours. Every quote we issue already includes them.
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