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Startup IP Costs in India: Statutory Fees

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What a DPIIT startup pays in statutory IP fees today, and the note that the SIPP professional-fee scheme expired on 31 March 2026 while the startup fee rates in the Rules continue.

  • Startup fee rates sit in the Patents and Trade Marks Rules and continue.
  • Expedited examination is open to startups on Form 18A.
  • Check whether SIPP facilitator support has been renewed before relying on it.
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