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Intellectual Property Right Scheme Under MSME Innovative Scheme

NationwideBusiness EntityCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesNo start date

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What this is

Intellectual Property Right Scheme offers legal and intellectual property filing support including patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, geographical indications (GI) etc.

In detail

The "Intellectual Property Right Scheme" under the "MSME Innovative Scheme" implemented by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, offers legal and intellectual property filing support including patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, geographical indications (GI) etc. The programme also provides IP advisory, consultation, Patentability Searches, Technology Gap Analyses and IP commercialisation through the establishment of Intellectual Property Facilitation Centres (IPFCs) across the country.

Objective:

The objective of the scheme is to improve the IP culture in India with the following interventions:

To enhance the awareness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) amongst the MSMEs and to encourage creative intellectual endeavour in Indian economy;
To take suitable measures for the protection of ideas, technological innovation and knowledge-driven business strategies developed by the MSMEs for their commercialization and effective utilization of IPR tools.

Activities:

Establishment of Intellectual Property Facilitation Centres (IPFCs).
Reimbursement for registration of Patent, Trademark, Geographical Indications (G.I.), Design through IPFCs.

Who qualifies

The beneficiary unit(s) must typically be a registered micro, small or medium enterprises.
Should have a valid Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) or Udyam Registration certificate.

What you get

A Grant of up to ₹ 1,00,00,000/- would be provided to an IPFC in milestone-based (three or more) instalments.
Reimbursement for registration of Patent, Trademark, Geographical Indications (G.I.), and Design: The maximum financial assistance to the eligible applicants under the IPR component is as follows:

S. No.ItemMaximum Financial Assistance1.Foreign Patent₹5,000,00/-2.Domestic Patent₹1,000,00/-3.GI Registration₹2,000,00/-4.Design Registration₹15,000/-

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nodalMinistryName	Ministry Of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises	myScheme · 2026-09-02
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