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Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP)

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Facilitator professional fees paid/reimbursed; startups typically bear only statutory fees· Any Stage

What is this?

Helps startups protect their ideas by providing support and cost relief for filing patents, trademarks, and designs.

Objectives

  • Facilitate filing/processing of patent, design, or trademark applications through IP Facilitators, whose fees are borne by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM).

Who can apply?

  • DPIIT-recognised startups.
  • Must self-declare no other government scheme is being used to pay facilitator/agent fees for the same IP application.

What do you get?

  • Support for filing/processing patent, trademark, and design applications.
  • Facilitator professional fees paid/reimbursed by CGPDTM — startups generally bear only statutory government fees.
  • End-to-end assistance: advisory, drafting, filing, examination-report responses, hearings, opposition handling.

How to apply

  • Visit the IP India SIPP page for facilitator details and to begin.

Key links

Best suited for

Any Stage

Common questions

Answers from this page only — not legal or financing advice.

What is SIPP?

Helps startups protect their ideas by providing support and cost relief for filing patents, trademarks, and designs.

Who is this scheme typically for?

DPIIT-recognised startups. Must self-declare no other government scheme is being used to pay facilitator/agent fees for the same IP application.

Does FoundersOffice guarantee approval under this scheme?

No. Scheme pages here are advisory summaries for discovery. Eligibility, amounts, and process change — confirm on the official nodal ministry or scheme portal before applying.

Is FoundersOffice a government site?

No. FoundersOffice Idea Browser is an independent discovery and briefing tool — not affiliated with the Government of India, MSME, KVIC, DIC, or any bank. Nothing here is a sanction, loan offer, or guarantee of subsidy.

Disclaimer: Costs and sample reports are published by PMEGP / MSME authorities. FoundersOffice Idea Browser is an independent discovery and briefing tool — not affiliated with the Government of India, MSME, KVIC, DIC, or any bank. Nothing here is a sanction, loan offer, or guarantee of subsidy. Heuristics and future scores are advisory; verify on the official portal before applying.

Source: “Playbook of Government Schemes and Initiatives for Startups” (Govt of India, June 2026) · verify against the official scheme source before relying on this for a filing.