You have filed a patent and paid both your agent and the Patent Office. Then someone mentions that the government might pay part of it back. The search starts there. One scheme sits on a Ministry portal. Another lives on a state startup website. A third quietly ran out of time. This guide puts them […]
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Most patent disputes come down to a simple question: does the other product contain every part of the patent claim? A patent claim chart is the tool used to answer it. It places the claim on one side and the evidence on the other, line by line, so that gaps become easy to see. In
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The MSInS IPR Support Scheme reimburses 100% of a Maharashtra startup’s eligible patent, industrial design and software copyright costs, up to ₹5 lakh for Indian filings and ₹20 lakh for international filings. It is run by the Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS) under the Maharashtra Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy, 2025, and was revised by
Before you spend on drafting and filing a patent, you want to know one thing: is your invention actually new? Patentability search services exist to answer that question. They check your invention against what is already known worldwide and give you a written view on whether filing makes sense. Yet many inventors are unsure what
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India now files patents at a record pace, but the activity is not spread evenly across the country. A look at state-wise patent filings in India shows that a handful of states produce most applications, while many others file only a few hundred over 16 years. New figures based on IP India data cover applications
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You have a patent application number, but the portal shows nothing, or shows a status you do not understand. An Indian patent search by application number is the quickest way to see where any application stands, provided you know how to read the number and the result. India received 1,43,729 patent applications in 2025–26, so
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KAPILA for Schools reimburses a school up to ₹34,100 for each patent application filed by its students or teachers. The Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness is run by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and AICTE, together with the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL) and NCERT. It repays three costs: the
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How long do patents usually last for? In India, and in most countries, a patent lasts for a maximum of 20 years from the date you file the application. That rule comes from Section 53 of the Patents Act, 1970. The word “usually” matters, though. Many patents never reach year 20. Some lapse because renewal
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India received 1,10,375 patent applications in 2024–25, a rise of nearly 20% in a single year. The country is now the sixth-largest filer of patent applications in the world. Yet the patent application procedure in India defeats a surprising number of applicants. Most of the damage is done before an examiner ever opens the file:
You have an invention, and you think it could sell beyond India. Filing separately in every country is slow and costly. PCT application filing lets you file one international application and keep your options open in 159 countries. About 275,900 such applications were filed worldwide in 2025, according to WIPO’s PCT Yearly Review 2026. But
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