Who is applying?
Indian patent practice is not the same for everyone. Official fees are tiered by applicant category, expedited examination is open to some applicants and not others, and a university's problems look nothing like a startup's. Find the guide that matches who is actually filing.
Patents in India for the Individual Inventor: How to File in Your Own Name
How an individual inventor files a patent in India: who may apply, the natural person fee level, provisional specifications and how to spot a patent tout.
Patent Strategy for Indian Startups: Filing, Fees and Speed to a Granted Right
How a recognised startup files patents in India: the concessional fee level, proof of status, expedited examination under Rule 24C and investor diligence.
Patents for MSMEs and Small Entities in India: Fees, Proof and Protecting a Product Line
How Indian MSMEs use the small entity patent fee level: the proof the Rules expect, ownership of shop-floor inventions and what happens as the unit grows.
Patents for Universities and Educational Institutions in India: Ownership, Publication and Portfolio Practice
A guide for Indian universities on patent ownership, inventorship, publication timing, the educational institution fee level and portfolio upkeep.
Patent Filing in India for Companies and Large Entities: Fees, Compliance and Portfolio Control
What companies outside the concessional categories manage when patenting in India: fee level, section 8 duties, recordals, renewals and opposition risk.
Patents for Researchers and Students in India: Who Owns It, Who Is Named, and When to File
For Indian students and research scholars: how inventorship and ownership are decided, when to file around a publication, and what publication means.