Cost of patent filing in India

We recently received a query regarding cost of patent filing in India via email. For our reader's information, please find below the answer for same:

Patent filing involves various activities like patentability evaluation; patent draft preparation; official filing costs and handling or courier charges. 


Activity
Cost
Patentability evaluation
Depending upon invention varies from 6,000 Rs. to 25,000 Rs.
Patent drafting
Official filing fees
1800 Rs for natural persons
Handling/ courier charges
1000 Rs
Total
10000 to 30,000 Rs approximately

Any individual can file a patent with Indian patent office. However, preparing a patent draft requires techno-legal expertise and hence needs to be prepared by experts. The expert may be a lawyer or even a non-lawyer. 

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