Patent & Trademark Reimbursement (IP Cell)
A programme by GUSEC
GUSEC's IP Cell helps founders, students and faculty file patents, trademarks and designs, with a filing-cost reimbursement.
At a glance
| Best for | Gujarat University students, alumni, faculty and startups |
|---|---|
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Free, no equity |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Y. J. Trivedi and Co., SSIP (Government of Gujarat) |
About Patent & Trademark Reimbursement (IP Cell)
GUSEC's IP Cell helps students, faculty and startups of Gujarat University file patents, trademarks and designs, partnered with the IP firm Y. J. Trivedi and Co. GUSEC's own pages describe the reimbursement two different ways — as covering the full cost of a filing, and separately as a fixed benefit per filing type with the remaining cost borne by the applicant — so confirm which applies to your case with the IP Cell before you file.
What you get: Support filing a patent, trademark or design, plus reimbursement toward the filing cost.
Who can apply: Existing students and alumni of Gujarat University (within five years of graduating), faculty, professionals and startups wanting to protect and commercialise an invention or creation.
How to apply: Fill in the online IP-filing form, print the resulting document, and submit a hard copy at the GUSEC office. Prior approval from the IP Cell is required before filing.
Where to apply
Other GUSEC programmes
- GUSEC IncubationGUSEC's core zero-cost route: co-working space, mentorship, and a path into its other funding schemes.
- GUSEC Seed (NIDHI-SSS)GUSEC's own seed-investment route for incubated startups, run under the DST's NIDHI Seed Support System.
- NIDHI EIRA DST fellowship that pays a monthly stipend to a founder working full-time on a concept-stage technology idea.
- TIDE 2.0A MeitY scheme for tech product-development startups, with an ideation fellowship track and an MVP grant-in-aid track.
- SSIP 2.0Gujarat's Student Startup and Innovation Policy, funding proof-of-concept work and patent filing for students.
- Startup Gujarat SchemeA state grant scheme that pays a founder a monthly sustenance allowance alongside product and market-entry grants.
- SISFS (Startup India Seed Fund Scheme)The central government's seed fund, split into a proof-of-concept grant and a later commercialisation track.
- herSTARTGUSEC's programme for women entrepreneurs, now on its own site and in its fifth edition.
- GUSEC JumpStartA smaller pre-seed grant open only to startups already incubated at GUSEC.