How much can I claim under Patent Reimbursement (Indian)?

Up to ₹2 lakh towards the cost of filing a successful (granted) Indian patent.

Is the amount paid before or after the patent is granted?

After. Reimbursement only applies to successful patents — the application must be formally granted by the Indian Patent Office before UPLC processes the claim.

Startups registered and recognised under the Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020 via the StartinUP portal, with the patent filed in India.

Can I also claim the international patent reimbursement?

Yes — Patent Reimbursement (Indian) and Patent Reimbursement (International) are separate benefits under the same StartinUP IP-support scheme; you can claim both if you hold corresponding granted patents in both jurisdictions.

Through the StartinUP portal (startinup.up.gov.in) after completing startup registration. For help, contact UPLC's policy support desk at 0522-4130303 (ext. 302) or info@itpolicyup.gov.in.

Does the reimbursement cover attorney or facilitator fees, or only official filing fees?

The scheme reimburses the cost of successfully filing the patent; confirm the exact fee heads covered (statutory fees vs facilitator/attorney charges) with UPLC directly, as this can vary by case.

Patent Reimbursement (Indian) – Up to ₹2 Lakhs

About this subsidy

The Patent Reimbursement (Indian) scheme is a benefit under the Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020, implemented by U.P. Electronics Corporation Limited (UPLC) through the StartinUP portal — the state's dedicated startup facilitation platform under the Department of IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

The scheme reimburses the professional/filing cost incurred by a UP-registered, StartinUP-recognised startup in successfully securing an Indian patent, up to ₹2 lakh per patent. Reimbursement is paid only after the patent is granted — that is, once the application has cleared examination and is formally awarded, not merely filed. This is designed to reduce the financial risk of pursuing IP protection for early-stage startups, who often defer patent filing because of legal and prosecution costs.

The scheme sits alongside the parallel Patent Reimbursement (International) benefit (up to ₹10 lakh) under the same UPLC/StartinUP IP-support umbrella, so a startup that secures both an Indian and a corresponding international patent on the same invention can claim both reimbursements.

Why patent protection matters early: for most startups, the biggest deterrent to filing isn't the idea of protecting IP — it's the upfront cost of attorney fees, prosecution, and examination, which can run into tens of thousands of rupees even for a single domestic filing before a rupee of revenue exists. A reimbursement-after-grant scheme like this lets a founder file confidently, knowing that a successful grant recovers a meaningful share of that cost, while still requiring the founder to see the filing through to a genuine grant rather than rewarding filings that are abandoned or rejected.

U.P. Electronics Corporation Limited (UPLC), the implementing agency, is a Government of Uttar Pradesh undertaking incorporated in 1974 and serves as the state's nodal agency for promoting IT and electronics industries, including administering the startup ecosystem benefits under StartinUP.

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