MSME Innovative Scheme, IPR component MSME IPR
Pays back the cost of getting a patent, trademark, design or GI registration for MSMEs, and funds IP Facilitation Centres that help with filing.
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- Cost to apply
- Free to claim
- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Ministry of MSME, through IP Facilitation Centres
What you get
- Reimbursement of actual costs for a foreign patent up to ₹5 lakh
- Domestic patent up to ₹1 lakh
- GI registration up to ₹2 lakh
- Design registration up to ₹15,000
- Trademark up to ₹10,000
Who can apply
- Businesses that are already running.
- Micro, small and medium enterprises.
- The most on offer is ₹5 lakh.
- Udyam registration is needed. It is free.
- Applicant must have valid Udyam Registration
- IP held in an individual's name can qualify if that person owns at least 51% of the enterprise
How to apply
- Register the IP first
- Claim reimbursement online through the separate forms for patent, GI, trademark or design on the MSME portal
Where we found this
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