Patent Lawyers in India
Patent lawyers in IndiaAll four offices. One standard of argument.
Indian applications route to all four patent offices, and that is where we appear for FER hearings and prosecution. Fixed stage-wise fees, search reports in 48 hours, and a registered agent’s name on your filing.
Patent lawyers in India: jurisdiction, handled properly
Where your case is heard
Applications from every Indian state route to all four patent offices. When a hearing is appointed, your agent appears there: ours regularly does.
Built for India’s mix
Software, pharma, manufacturing and deeptech (and the Section 3 objections that come with them) are our daily practice, with 2,500+ matters behind every opinion.
Everything’s electronic. Judgment isn’t.
Filings are e-filed from anywhere; what you’re choosing is who argues when it matters. Meetings by appointment or video, any day.
Fees and process are identical to our main patent guide: official fees from ₹1,600 for startups and individuals, professional fees fixed per stage.
India’s four patent offices, and who each covers
West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, the North East
And every area not under the other three offices. CP-2, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091.
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh
Plus Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. S. M. Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai 400037.
Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and more
Also Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi 110078.
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Plus Puducherry and Lakshadweep. G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032.
Rule 4 of the Patents Rules
The applicant’s residence or principal place of business in India (the first-named applicant’s, if there are several). You cannot choose the office.
All design applications go to Kolkata
Industrial design applications are examined by the Design Office in Kolkata, wherever the applicant is.
What the patent office does, and does not, change
A granted patent covers all of India
The examining office does not limit protection: a granted Indian patent is enforceable throughout India.
No Indian office? Your address for service decides
Applicants without a place of business in India, including PCT national phase entrants, are assigned an office through their Indian address for service.
You do not need to travel to the office
Filing is electronic and hearings are now usually held by video conference. What matters is the argument, and we make it.
What the government charges
| Official fee (e-filing) | Individual / Startup / Small entity | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Application (Form 1, up to 30 pages and 10 claims) | ₹1,600 | ₹8,000 |
| Request for examination (Form 18) | ₹4,000 | ₹20,000 |
| Expedited examination (Form 18A, Rule 24C categories) | ₹8,000 | ₹60,000 |
The full list, renewals included, is in our patent fee calculator. Filing a provisional first? Read how provisional applications work.
Patent lawyers in India: common questions
No. Filing is electronic nationwide. What matters is that your agent appears at all four patent offices when hearings are appointed, and ours does. Meetings happen by appointment or video.
Jurisdiction follows the applicant’s address: applications from every Indian state route to all four patent offices. The examining office matters mainly at the hearing stage: exactly the stage we’re known for.
Official fees start at ₹1,600 for individuals and DPIIT startups. Our professional fees are fixed per stage and quoted within 24 hours: the same transparent structure in every city.
Four: Kolkata (the head office), Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai. The office that examines your application is fixed by Rule 4 of the Patents Rules, based on the applicant’s residence or principal place of business.
No. Jurisdiction is set by the applicant’s address (the first-named applicant’s if there are several), or by the address for service for applicants based outside India.
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