Intellectual property is the mechanism by which an idea becomes an asset its creator can keep, license or defend. Most people who need it never encounter it in time.
Our IP programme covers awareness, first-line guidance and training across every form of protection available in India, and connects applicants to qualified professionals for filing and prosecution.
Where to start
If you have an invention, a brand, a creative work or a design and do not know which protection applies, write to us with a short description. We will explain your options, what each one costs in time and money, and what you must not do before filing.
In this section
IP Awareness
Awareness is the first intervention. An inventor who understands disclosure rules before speaking at a conference has already…
Patents
A patent protects a new, useful and non-obvious invention for twenty years from filing. In India it is…
Trademarks
A trademark protects the mark that distinguishes your goods or services — a name, logo, label, shape or…
Copyright
Copyright arises automatically in original literary, artistic, musical, cinematographic and software works. Registration is not mandatory in India,…
Designs
A registered design protects the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation of an article — how a product looks,…
Traditional Knowledge & IP
Conventional IP was not designed for knowledge held collectively and transmitted across generations. That mismatch is where most…