No outcome is guaranteed
Whether a patent is granted is decided by the Patent Office after examination. We will tell you plainly about weaknesses we find, including when filing may not be worthwhile.
Patent Services
For researchers, inventors, clinicians and companies with a technical invention. We help you understand whether an invention may be patentable, describe and claim it properly, and take it through the Indian patent application process — with guidance on international filing where it is relevant.
Fee₹25,000 onwards
Who it is for
- Researchers and research teams with a new process, device, formulation or method
- Clinicians and healthcare innovators
- Startups whose product depends on a technical idea
- Institutions supporting faculty and student inventors
What is included
Prior-art searching
A structured search of patent databases and published literature for what already exists close to your invention, delivered as a written search report you can act on. A search covers what is accessible and indexed; it cannot prove that nothing similar exists anywhere.
Patentability research
An assessment of the invention against the requirements of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability, and against the categories of subject matter the Indian Patents Act excludes. It is a reasoned professional opinion — not a prediction the Patent Office is bound to follow.
Patent drafting
Preparation of the specification — description, claims and abstract, with drawings where needed — written to describe the invention accurately and to claim it as broadly as the prior art fairly allows. You review every draft before anything is filed.
Indian patent application filing
Preparation and filing of the application and its forms with the Indian Patent Office, either as a provisional application that secures an early filing date while development continues, or as a complete application.
Prosecution and examination-report support
After examination, most applications receive a report raising objections. We help analyse each objection, prepare a reasoned response and any amendments, and support you through a hearing if one is scheduled.
PCT and international filing guidance
Guidance on whether, when and where to seek protection outside India, including the international application route under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. A PCT application keeps options open in many countries; it does not by itself grant an “international patent”.
Patent awareness and institutional training
Sessions for departments, research cells and incubators on reading patents, recognising patentable outcomes and preparing invention disclosures. See Innovation & IP Awareness.
How an engagement runs
- Stage 01
Disclosure conversation
We understand the invention and its context, under an appropriate confidentiality arrangement before technical details are shared.
- Stage 02
Search and opinion
Prior-art search and a written view on patentability, including weaknesses we see.
- Stage 03
Filing strategy
Provisional or complete; India first or with international plans; who the applicant and inventors are.
- Stage 04
Drafting and review
Drafts move between us until the specification and claims reflect the invention accurately.
- Stage 05
Filing and prosecution
Filing with the Patent Office, then support through examination, responses and any hearing.
Stages describe the usual shape of the work. Timelines depend on the scope and, for filings, on the relevant office; no stage has a guaranteed duration or outcome.
Important to know
A search is not a freedom-to-operate opinion
A patentability search asks whether your invention is new. Whether you can make or sell a product without infringing someone else’s patent is a different question that needs a separate analysis.
Be careful with disclosure
Publishing, presenting, or selling an invention before filing can affect whether it can be patented. Please speak to us before a paper, poster, thesis submission or product launch.
What to have ready
- A plain-language description of the invention and the problem it solves
- Drawings, sketches, photographs, data or prototypes, if available
- Anything already published or presented about it — papers, theses, posters, slides
- Names of all inventors, and who the applicant will be (individual, company or institution)
- Similar products, papers or patents you already know about
Fee
₹25,000 onwards
Your final quotation depends on the scope, complexity and requirements of the work. Whether official (government) fees and taxes are included is stated in writing in your quotation before any work begins.
Questions
Should I file a provisional or a complete application?
A provisional application secures a filing date while the invention is still being developed; a complete specification must follow within the period the law allows. Which suits you depends on how settled the invention is and on your plans, and we discuss this before filing.
Who owns the patent if the work was done at my institution?
Ownership depends on your employment terms and your institution’s IP policy. Many institutions are the applicant for inventions made by their staff and students. We help you identify the correct applicant before filing.
Does a PCT application give me a worldwide patent?
No. A PCT application is a single international filing that preserves the option to pursue protection in member countries later. Patents are then granted, or refused, country by country.
Often considered alongside
Discuss your requirements
Tell us, in general terms, what you are working on and what you need, and we will suggest a next step.
Please don’t include confidential invention details in a first message. We will agree a suitable way to share them.