Cost of patent registration in India in 2025
- Total official fees for patent filing in India by expedited (faster) route is ₹ 12,100 or ( this includes Filing fees ₹1600, Early publication ₹2500, Expedited (fast) examination ₹8000).
- Attorney fees for drafting a patent application would be around ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 .
What is the cost of patent registration in India?
Here is the short answer for the cost of the patent in India :
- Patent attorney fees for Patent drafting is ₹35,000
- Total official fees for patents by expedited (fast route) ₹ 12,100 or ( this includes Filing fees ₹1600, Early publication ₹2500, Expedited (fast) examination ₹8000)
- After 6 to 8 months ;
- If First Examination is Received – Patent attorney fees for responding to FER is ₹ 15000 to ₹20,000
- If a Hearing is required with the patent office – Patent attorney charges would be ₹ 15000 to ₹20,000
Assumptions: This is assuming the applicant is a Natural person(s) or Startup(s) or Small entit(y)/(ies) or educational institution(s) and we choose to take an expedited route for a faster grant of patent hence filing early publication and expedited examination requests.
Here is how you will need costs as per stages in the patent filing. We are assuming you have hired a patent professional in helping you with patent filing, which is recommended and makes all patenting efforts worthwhile with his experience and expertise in techno-legal writing.
Table for cost of filing patent in India
Note: steps highlighted in Orange color are either optional step or depends on case to case and are not mandatory to happen
| Sr. | Stages for Patent (click links details) | Professional fees | Government Fees for (Natural person or Startup or Small entity or educational institution) | Time required |
| 1 | How to go from Idea to Invention disclosure ? Do I need patent agent of attorney Is my invention patentable ? | – | – | – |
| 2 | Signing Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) | – | – | 10 minutes |
| 3 | Patentability / Novelty Search (Optional step) | ₹ 15,000 | – | 3 to 5 days |
| 4 | Drafting Complete Patent Application | ₹ 35,000 | – | 10 to 12 days |
| 5 | Filing patent application | – | ₹ 1,600 | 1 to 2 days |
| 6 | Publication of patent application | – | – | After 18 months |
| 7 | Early publication (Optional step) | ₹ 2500 | ₹ 2500 | 1 to 2 months |
| 8 | Request For examination (Normal Route) | ₹ 3000 | ₹ 4000 | 2 to 3 Years |
| 9 | Request For examination(Expedited, with a female as applicant or co-applicant,) (Optional step) | ₹ 3000 | ₹ 8000 | 3 to 5 months |
| 10 | Drafting and Filing a response to the First Examination Report (FER) | ₹ 15,000 to ₹ 20,000 | – | Drafting response 7-10 days |
| 11 | Hearing (Per Hearing) In Case you receive any hearing from patent office (government) | ₹ 15,000 to ₹20,000 | – | depends on the government |
| 12 | Grant of patent or refusal | – | – | Depends on the pendency at government |
Cost for patent in India as per stages
Stage 1: invention disclosure
This is the initial phase when you disclose your invention to the patent professional (patent agent) by signing a Non-disclosure agreement. Here you should submit each know fact about your invention, description diagrams, and experimental results (if any). Hold nothing back.
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Video : Do I really need a patent agent or patent attorney? or Can I file my own patent application would explain this in greater detail and help you make the right decision for your invention.
Stage 2: Novelty search (patentability search)
The professional charges at this phase range from ₹ 15000 to ₹25,000
In novelty search , patent professionals performed an extensive search for prior art in all possible databases for patents, articles, thesis, etc… and builds a patentability search report based on the closest prior art found for your invention.
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Stage 3: Decide to file a patent application
On reviewing the patentability search report and discovering the closest prior arts for your invention you can make a decision whether to go ahead with patent application filing.
Your invention needs to have an “inventive step” as compared with existing prior art to be able to qualify for a patent. The inventive step is achieved when your invention has either ‘technical advance’ or ‘economic significance’ or both over existing prior arts.
When you decide to go ahead with patent filing next step is writing a patent application also called patent drafting.
Stage 4: Patent drafting (patent writing)
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Patent drafting professional fees range from ₹ 30000 to ₹40,000
Drafting a patent application is a specialised job and requires both technical (field of the invention) and legal (Indian patent act) understanding.
As you may have heard, the patent is a techno-legal document. Many inventors trying to write a patent application on their own write it from a completely technical perspective. Writing a patent application as a technical document without considering the legal aspects may be a mistake that can make your application not worth a lot. And all the efforts you took for research and development can go waste.
Hence, the right patent professional (patent agent) with appropriate experience can remarkably add value to patent application.
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Stage 5: Filing Patent application
Patent filing involves patent office fees as explained in the table below
When you are done with the review of the patent drafted and satisfied with the scope and technical details in the patent application, you can file the patent application in a prescribed manner. That is with appropriate forms with appropriate fees. You need to pay fees of Rs. 1600 or 8000 (based on the type of applicant as per the table below) while submitting the patent application in the patent office.
If you do not file a request for early publication (fees mentioned in the table below) the patent application will be published on expiry of 18 months.
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Stage 6: Request for Examination
Request for examination fees is Rs. 4000 or 20000 (based on the type of applicant as per the table below)
The request for examination is to be made within 48 months from the date of filing the patent application, along with the prescribed form and fees. This is the request made to the Indian patent office to examine your patent application.
video : How to Get a Patent grant Faster in India, Expedite examination with Form 18A
Expedited Examination of Patents in India (Form 18A)
In India, the expedited examination of patent applications can be requested through Form 18A. This provision allows for a faster examination process compared to the standard route, thereby reducing the time taken for the grant of a patent.
Eligibility for Expedited Examination:
- Startups: Recognized startups can apply for expedited examination. A startup in India is defined as an entity that is not older than ten years, has an annual turnover not exceeding INR 100 crores in any of the preceding financial years, and is working towards innovation, development, or improvement of products or processes.
- Small Entities: Defined as enterprises engaged in the manufacture or production of goods and investment in plant and machinery not exceeding INR 10 crores, or enterprises engaged in providing services with investment in equipment not exceeding INR 5 crores.
- Female Applicants: Applications where at least one of the applicants is a female can request expedited examination.
- Government Departments: This includes government departments, institutions established by a Central, Provincial, or State Act, which are owned or controlled by the government, or any Government company as defined in the Companies Act, 2013.
- Institutions: Institutions wholly or substantially financed by the Government.
- Licensing Agreement: Applicants that have a licensing agreement with an Indian startup.
- International Applications: Applicants who have chosen India as the International Searching Authority (ISA) or International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) in their PCT application.
- Other Specific Categories: As notified by the government from time to time.
Step 7: Examination of Patent application
A patent application is examined only after filing a Request for Examination (Form 18). Once filed, the Controller assigns your application to an examiner, who checks it against patentability criteria such as:
- Is it patentable subject matter?
- Does it have novelty?
- Does it involve an inventive step (non-obviousness)?
- Is it industrially applicable?
The examiner issues a First Examination Report (FER) highlighting objections and relevant prior art (similar existing documents). The entire process before grant is known as patent prosecution.
Examination Fees (E-filing):
- Form 18 (Normal Examination): ₹4,000 (individual/startup/SME/educational) | ₹20,000 (others)
- Form 18A (Expedited Examination): ₹8,000 (individual/startup/SME/educational) | ₹60,000 (others)
Expedited Examination (Rule 24C) can be requested if:
- India is chosen as ISA/IPEA in the PCT application,
- The applicant is a startup,
- The applicant/co-applicant is a woman.
Important Note: Filing under expedited examination is a smart strategy to reduce patent grant time.
video : How to Get a Patent grant Faster in India, Expedite examination with Form 18A
Step 8: Respond to objections
video : First Examination Report (FER) Explained: How to Handle Patent Objections in India
The majority of patent applicants will receive some type of objections which would be mentioned in the first examination report (also known as FER). You should analyse and understand the examination report with a patent attorney (patent agent) and create a written response to the objections raised in the examination report. The inventor and patent agent create and send a response to the examination that tries to prove to the controller that his invention is indeed patentable and satisfies all patentability criteria.
Hearing at the Patent Office
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If your patent application still has unresolved objections after replying to the First Examination Report (FER) and subsequent communications, the Controller may call you for a hearing.
- The hearing is basically a discussion between you (or your patent agent/attorney) and the Controller.
- You get a chance to explain your invention, clarify objections, and present arguments on why your application should be granted.
- The Controller may ask questions or seek further clarification about your claims, novelty, or inventive step.
- After the hearing, you usually have to file a written submission (within a set time) covering the points discussed.
If the Controller is satisfied, your patent will move towards grant. If not, the application may be refused.
Step 9: Grant of Patent in India
Grant of Patent in India
Once all objections are resolved and the Controller is satisfied that the invention meets patentability criteria, the patent is granted. The details of the granted patent are then published in the Patent Office Journal, making it official.
From this point, the patentee gets exclusive rights over the invention for 20 years (from the date of filing), subject to payment of annual renewal fees. These rights allow the patentee to make, use, sell, or license the invention and prevent others from doing so without permission.
Stage 10: Renewal of Patent fees
Maintaining patent for its entire life time that is 20 years from filing date requires renewal fees to be paid to patent office as mentioned in link here
Patent Renewal Fees on Government Website
Recommended Reading :
- What information I should be ready with to file a patent: creating “invention disclosure”
- Cost of filing patent in India
- How Patent in India works
Note: Government fees mentioned are for Natural persons or Startups or Small entities or educational institutions
Conclusion :
- Paying the cost for a good patent application that protects your invention with broadest possible protection, is the right investment with high Return On Investment provided it has commercial value in the market and can bring profits with patent licensing or selling (patent commercialization).
- Saving money at wrong stage or not investing on good quality of patent application may result in missing the main purpose of a patent protection and sometimes loosing the entire efforts in trying to protect invention.
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