Services

• Patentability and Prior Art Search

Professional Charges
Services	Professional Fees (INR) (Including GST)
Performing Prior Art Search Check Patentability Criteria Prior Art Search Report Conclusion on Idea is Patentable or not with Nearest Relevant Results	INR 5000 *

*Note: Subject to patentability of the idea proposed by applicant after recommendation of the IPFC screening committee. In case of conclusion as non-patentability of the idea, the charges mentioned as per Table-01 shall be given to concern professional else in case of patentability and further willingness of the applicant for the process ahead of drafting and filing complete patent, the inclusive charges as mentioned in Table-02 may be given to professional after completion of the process satisfactorily.

• Patent Filing – Complete Specification

Patent – Complete Specification (Till Patent Filing Support)
Government Fees
Forms	Natural Person
Form 1: Application for Grant of Patent	INR 1600
Form 18: Request for Examination of Application for Patent	INR 4000
Professional Charges
Services	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
A. Patentability & Prior Art Search Report B. Drafting and Filing of Complete Patent Specification	INR 19400
Total	INR 25000

• Patent Prosecution

Professional Charges
Services	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
Reporting official action including FER (First Examination Report, SER (Second Examination Report), Amending specification and re-filing in response to FER, SER (One time billing irrespective of iterations) including reporting and providing certificate of patents	INR 12,000 *
Preparing notice for attending hearing and attending any number of hearing at patent office during prosecution of application per appearance for said case till the declaration of final decision by the patent office	INR 8000 *
Preparing response for pre-grant opposition, post-grant opposition, Infringement till the declaration of final decision by the patent office or Court.	INR 5000 *
Total	INR 25000

*Note: Government fees in case if asked in FER, SER, hearing objections were bared by applicant only

• Conventional/PCT Patent Application Filing & Prosecution

Conventional/PCT Patent Application	Charges - Office Fees + Professional Charges (Including GST)
Filing of Conventional/PCT patent application at Specific country's regional patent office OR WIPO (PCT)	80 % of all charges OR INR 1,00,000 Whichever is less*
Changes of prosecuting each application till grant of patent including all desired action

*Note: Conventional/PCT Patent Application filing includes Government fees of respective country, professional charges of the country's attorney, and professional charges of Indian Attorney. The fees vary from country to country. It is advised to have a list of countries of applicant’s interest ready and get proper estimate of fees before proceeding.

In Case of PCT application filing it mandatory to select India as international searching authority.

Amongst all the estimated fees, SSIP shall bear fees mentioned in above table. All fees, in addition to the mentioned amount shall be borne by the applicant/beneficiary.

• Industrial Design Filing & Prosecution

Industrial Design
Government Fees
Forms	Natural person(s)
Application for registration of design	INR 1000
Professional Charges
Services	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
Design search for proposed product in multiple class (Providing Opinion on conflicting design) and Filing a design application	INR 3000
Reply to any numbers of examination report for said case till issuance of Design Registration Certificate	INR 3000
Fees for preparing notice for attending hearing and attending any number of hearing for said case till issuance of Design Registration Certificate	INR 2000
Total	INR 9000

• Trademark Filing & Prosecution

Government Fees
Forms	Natural person(s) Or Individual
Form TM- A : Application for TM	INR 4500
Professional Charges
Services	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
Trademark search for all applicable proposed classes (Providing Opinion on conflicting marks) and Filing Application per class (including of all relevant documents like affidavit and other documents preparation)	INR 3000
Reply to any numbers of examination report for said case till issuance of Trademark Registration Certificate	INR 3000
Preparing notice for attending hearing and attending any number of hearing for said case till issuance of Trademark Registration Certificate	INR 2000
Total	INR 12500

Note*: Trademark filing support will be given to only student startups who have registered enterprises and the founder, co-founder can avail this as per SSIP mandate.

• International Registration of Marks Filing & Prosecution

International Registration of Marks (Madrid System)	Charges - Office Fees + Professional Charges (Including GST)
Filing of international registration of marks	Upto 50000 INR*
Charges of prosecuting international mark application in respective numbers of countries till assurance of certificate including all desired action

*Note: international registration of marks filing fees depends on the numbers of countries chosen by applicant. It is advised to have a list of countries of applicant’s interest ready and get proper estimate of fees before proceeding.

Amongst all the estimated fees, SSIP shall bear fees mentioned in above table. All fees, in addition to the mentioned amount shall be borne by the applicant/beneficiary

• Copyright Filing & Prosecution

Category	Official Fees (INR)	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
Fees for Copyright application preparation and registration (Literature work, Dramatic Musical or Artistic work including of such as Software, computer applications, cartoon character etc.)	500	INR 2000
Fees for Copyright application preparation and registration (Audio Recording or Music Album)	2000	INR 3000
Fees for Copyright application preparation and registration (Literary or Artistic work in relation to any goods or services)	2000
Fees for Copyright application preparation and registration (Cinematographic work)	5000
Fees for preparing notice for attending hearing, attending any number of hearing or filing response for any objections for said case and Obtaining Intimation for issuance of registration certificate.	-	INR 3000

• Plant Variety Registration

Government Fees
Type of variety	Fees for Registration (Individual)
Essentially Derived Varieties	INR 7000
Extant variety notified under section 5 of Seeds Act, 1966	INR 2000
New Variety	INR 7000
Fees for Copyright application preparation and registration (Cinematographic work)	INR 5000
Extant variety about which there is common knowledge	INR 7000
Farmers’ Variety	No fee
Professional Fees
Service	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
Filing Plant Variety Application with required actions for the same	INR 10,000

• Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registration

Government Fees
Forms	Fees
LD-1: Application for registration of layout - design	INR 5000
Professional Fees
Service	Professional Fees (INR) (including GST)
Filing Application for registration of layout-design with required actions for the same	INR 10,000