Patent Filing.
A patent gives the patentee exclusive rights over an invention for 20 years under the Patents Act, 1970. You can secure a filing date early with a provisional specification and must then file the complete specification within 12 months. We coordinate the prior-art search, drafting and filing with a registered patent agent and manage the examination request and objections through to grant.
Typically 2–4 weeks to search, draft and file. Grant usually takes a few years, depending on the examination queue and objections, and expedited examination can shorten this.
A partner — a chartered accountant or company secretary — from the first call to sign-off.
Based on your situation, and fixed in writing before any work starts.
Is this for you?
- Startups and companies with a new product, process or technical improvement
- Research teams that want to secure priority before public disclosure
- Businesses planning to license technology or raise funds on their IP
What you receive at the end.
- 01Prior-art search report
- 02Provisional or complete specification
- 03Filed application with application number and priority date
- 04Examination request and responses to examination reports
- 05Patent certificate, if granted
Patent Filing, step by step.
Typically 2–4 weeks to search, draft and file. Grant usually takes a few years, depending on the examination queue and objections, and expedited examination can shorten this.
- 1
Disclosure and search
We capture the invention in a disclosure document and run a prior-art search to judge novelty and inventive step.
- 2
Specification drafting
The registered patent agent drafts a provisional specification, or a complete specification with claims, drawings and an abstract.
- 3
Online filing
We file Form 1 with Form 2 and the power of attorney in Form 26 on the IP India e-filing portal, signed by DSC or e-sign.
- 4
Complete specification
Where a provisional was filed, the complete specification is filed within 12 months. No extension is available.
- 5
Examination request
We file the request for examination in Form 18, or Form 18A for expedited examination where you are eligible.
- 6
Objections to grant
We respond to the First Examination Report and attend any hearing until the Controller decides on grant.
What we need from you.
Don't have everything yet? We send a short checklist after the first call and work with what you have.
- Invention disclosure: problem, solution, embodiments, test data and drawings
- Names, addresses and nationality of all inventors
- Assignment from the inventors to the company, where the company is the applicant
- DPIIT startup recognition or MSME certificate, if claiming that category
- Details of any corresponding applications filed abroad
The fee depends on your situation. After a short call, the partner who will do the work tells you what's involved and gives you a fixed fee in writing — before any work begins.
- Government fees and statutory charges are billed at actuals.
- When you pay — upfront, in stages or on completion — is agreed in writing with the fee.
Questions about Patent Filing.
Ready to discuss Patent Filing?
30-minute confidential call — no proposal, no commitment. A partner will write back within one business day.