Can Ayurvedic and AYUSH Innovations Be Patented in India?
Traditional knowledge is not automatically patentable, but a genuinely new AYUSH or Ayurvedic formulation, process or delivery method can be. This session walks through where that…
6 Aug 2026Free · Expert-reviewed · Updated for 2026
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All 12 patent guidesPatent FER Response in India: A Clause-by-Clause Checklist for Answering the Examination Report
What to do after a First Examination Report: the dates that run from it, how the usual objections are answered, what you can amend, and a checklist before you file.
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Fifty verified teenage inventors from India and the world, ranked by impact, with what each built and what happened to the patent.
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State-by-state guide to patent fee reimbursement in India: who pays, on filing or on grant, how long you have to claim, and which schemes have expired.
Read the guideCan Software and AI Be Patented in India? Section 3(k) in Plain Language
Software is not banned in India — Section 3(k) bars computer programmes "per se". The technical effect test, business methods, AI and how claims are drafted.
Read the guidePatent Renewal Fees in India: The Full Schedule, and What Happens If You Miss One
Indian patent renewal fees year 3 to 20, the full First Schedule table, total cost to term, the six-month Form 4 extension, lapse and Section 60 restoration.
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What patent registration really costs in India: official fees by applicant category, professional fees, later-stage costs, and how startups pay less.
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How to choose trademark classes in India under NCL 13-2026: per-class fees, wording a specification the Registry accepts, tricky class boundaries and a worked example.
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How Indian courts protect your face, voice and name from deepfakes, where they now refuse blanket bans, the 3-hour takedown rule, and a brand's first steps.
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Four months to oppose, two months to file a counter-statement, and three deadlines that abandon a case automatically. The Section 21 procedure, step by step.
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How to run a trademark search in India before filing: where to search, how to judge similarity, and when to walk away from a name.
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Received a trademark objection in India? What Sections 9 and 11 objections mean, how to structure a reply, what evidence helps, and what happens at the hearing.
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The business that registers a trademark first usually wins the rights to it. The cost, documents and step-by-step process to register a mark in India in 2026.
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Objected means the Registry has raised a concern. Opposed means a third party has challenged you. They are routinely confused, and both are lost by inaction.
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India has no trade secrets law and a patent publishes your method at 18 months. How to decide what to patent, what to keep confidential, and how to do both.
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Shakespeare said a name means nothing. In trademark law it is usually the most valuable asset a business owns, and the one most often lost.
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Three inventors who were children when they made something people still buy — and what students in India should know before they exhibit a project.
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All 6 institutional IP guidesInvention Disclosure Forms for Universities: The Fields to Capture and How the IP Cell Should Review Them
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India has no work-for-hire rule for patents. What a student actually owns, what NISP 2019 says, what you signed at admission, and what filing yourself costs.
Read the guideFake Patents in India: How a ₹4,000 "International Patent" Can End Your Academic Career
Fake “international patents” sold to Indian academics are unexamined design registrations. How the scam works, what discovery costs, and what India loses.
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India has no work-for-hire rule for patents. Who owns a college or university invention, what an assignment must contain, and what happens with no IP policy.
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Found a copy of your product on a marketplace? Your options under Section 22 of the Designs Act, what passing off gets you, and why India has no grace period.
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Design registration in India: what it protects, the filing process, representations and statement of novelty, and why timing is critical.
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Freedom to Operate (FTO) Search in India: When a Manufacturer Needs One Before Launch
An FTO search asks whether you can sell without being sued, not whether you can patent. When Indian manufacturers need one, and what it costs to skip it.
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Is Copyright Registration Mandatory in India? What Registration Does, and Doesn't, Do for You
Copyright arises on creation and courts let you sue without a certificate. Here is what registration adds, and the two traps for logos and manufactured products.
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Can AI Train on Your Work? What India's Proposed AI–Copyright Licensing Model Means for Creators and Businesses
Can AI train on your work in India? The Copyright Act, DPIIT's proposed no-opt-out licence with royalties, the ANI v OpenAI ruling, and what creators can do.
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Copyright Registration in India: Process, Cost and Timeline
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AI-Generated Content and Copyright in India: Who Owns It, What Can Go Wrong, and a Practical Risk Map
Who owns AI-assisted images, copy, code and logos in India? The Copyright Act, the 2026 DABUS order, tool terms, contracts and a practical risk map for teams.
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Startup IP Legal Checklist for India: Patents, Brands, Code, Contracts and Trade Secrets
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Patent, Trademark and Design Support for Gujarat MSMEs: Clusters, Offices, Fees and Schemes
Which patents, trademarks and designs Gujarat MSMEs should file first, cluster by cluster, with the offices that handle them, the Udyam fee discount and schemes live in 2026.
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The 80% Patent Fee Rebate for Startups in India: What DPIIT Recognition Actually Saves
The 80% patent fee rebate for startups, costed: real fee tables, who qualifies under three different tests, Form 28, and what the discount never covers.
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Madrid Protocol Trademark Filing from India: Process, Fees and the Mistakes That Cost Countries
How Indian brands file one Madrid application through IP India, what WIPO charges, how each country examines it, and the mistakes that lose designations.
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How to File a Patent Outside India: the PCT Route, National Phase and the Section 39 Licence
Filing a patent abroad from India: the Section 39 foreign filing licence, Paris vs PCT, real fees, and why the 31-month Indian national phase is not extendable.
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Patent Licence Agreement in India: The Legal and Commercial Clauses That Matter
The clauses an Indian patent licence needs: writing and registration, who can sue, void restrictive conditions, Form 27 duties, royalties, tax and a checklist.
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Your IP Is on the Balance Sheet at Zero: What That Costs an Indian Business
Indian accounting rules keep self-created patents, brands and software off the balance sheet. Why the zero is correct, what it costs, and what to do next.
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27 Jul 2026Before You Build Your Product: The IP Checks That Come First
Most Indian founders think about IP after the product exists, which is usually the most expensive order to do it in. This session covers the checks…
23 Jul 2026Protect your idea before someone steals it
A great idea on paper protects nothing. Here is what actually does.
22 Jul 2026Professors do the work. Who owns it?
Teaching, research, papers - and the IP often ends up somewhere else.
24 Jun 2026Publish first and you can lose the patent
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