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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) · Part A

Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection

SIPP

Free IP facilitator support to file patents, trademarks and designs — startups pay only statutory government fees.

Market Access IdeationMarket Access & IP

Overview & Objective

Free IP facilitator support to file patents, trademarks and designs — startups pay only statutory government fees.

Key Benefits & Funding

  • Support for filing and processing patent, trademark and design applications.
  • Professional fees of facilitators are paid/reimbursed by the office of CGPDTM; startups generally bear only statutory government fees.
  • End-to-end assistance including advisory, drafting, filing, responses to examination reports, hearings, opposition handling and final disposal of IP applications.

Eligibility Criteria

  • DPIIT recognised startups.
  • Applicants must self-declare that they have not availed funds under any other government scheme for paying facilitator/patent agent/trademark agent fees for the same IP application.

How to Apply

Visit IP India SIPP Page / Facilitator Details: https://ipindia.gov.in/page-content/startups-intellectual-property-protection-sipp