IP PATENT PORTFOLIO: PAY ZERO

• Enables institutions to build a minimum portfolio of 100 patents at zero financial burden
• No professional fees, ensuring complete drafting, filing, and advisory support at zero cost.
• No government fees, making the entire patent filing process entirely free for the institute - Refund
• Encourages students, faculty, researchers, and innovators to submit patentable ideas without hesitation.
• Strengthens the institution’s NAAC, NBA, NIRF, ARIIA rankings through IP and innovation output.
• Supports innovation culture, boosting research quality, publications, and commercialization potential.
• Helps institutions create a technology pipeline for licensing, startups, and industry collaboration.
• Builds long-term IP assets that enhance branding, credibility, and national recognition.
• Facilitates partnerships with incubators, industries, and funding agencies due to stronger IP capability.
• Aligns with Vision Viksit Bharat 2047 by empowering innovation-led economic and academic growth.

(Zero Professional Fee – Pay Only Government Fees)

• Provides unlimited patent, trademark, and design filings with no professional charges.
• Start-ups and MSMEs pay only government fees, ensuring maximum affordability.
• Enables rapid creation of a strong granted IP portfolio to enhance valuation.
• Encourages founders to file multiple innovations without financial hesitation.
• Strengthens eligibility for funding, grants, subsidies, and Startup India benefits.
• Builds solid brand protection through unlimited trademark filings and enforcement support.
• Helps secure product uniqueness and design protection, reducing market imitation.
• Boosts credibility during pitching, due diligence, JV, and investor negotiations.
• Supports long-term competitive advantage with continuous IP strategy and monitoring.
• Empowers Start-ups & MSMEs to become innovation-led, scalable, and globally competitive.

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PSP-IP & Associates Pvt Ltd is an International Trademark, Patent and IP Attorney firm, proudly serving as an IP Consultant to the Defence and Agriculture Ministries, Government of India. We specialize in comprehensive IP protection, enforcement, and strategy, along with Corporate and Business Law advisory for startups, MSMEs and established enterprises. Our expertise spans patents, trademarks, copyrights, contracts, compliance, and regulatory matters across India and globally. We enable businesses to innovate, protect their assets, and scale confidently. We work collaboratively with CA, CS and legal professionals to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions.

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Pay ZERO Professional Fees for Patent/ Design/ TM till Grant of START-UPs. IPRs are critical assets for SME or start-up these days. Find out how IPR can assist you in enhancing brand value and generating a competitive edge in the market. 

 START-UP/ MSME IP SOLUTION

Globally, Intellectual Property (IP) is being considered as means for enabling innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Inventors work to build a tangible product from their ideas and we work to protect and commercialize intangible aspects of the ideas. The protection mitigates the possibilities of being getting exploited from copycats and empowers you to earn potential partnership opportunities and licensing revenues.

We can assist you in building an IP portfolio and cultivating commercial benefits from the ideas at different stages

1.  IP Discussion

We encourage inventors to discuss with us their concerns on IP issues. We hold these discussions as a part of our pro-bono activities. Call, meet or email us with your requirements and we will be pleased to assist you.

2.  Idea Validation

You are creating something new, improving an existing solution or re-inventing the wheel. At any instance, our team can evaluate patentability or infringement aspects of the ideas as well as identify potential areas of the research through landscape analysis.

3.  Type of IP Protection

What should I protect and how it should be protected? The question appears to be simple but answers depend not only on the type of business but on the objective of business. This requires a proper strategy and we are available to enable you to leverage IP for your business.

4.  Patent Application

What is the best solution for me: a provisional patent application or a non-provisional patent application? How can I draft these applications ?Our team first evaluates the stage of the research work and then drafts the patent application.

5.  Filing and Prosecution

We act as your single interface to file and prosecute the patent application in US, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea and other jurisdictions through our network of foreign associates.   Our foreign associates, like us, understand the importance of limited financial resources of an inventor and offer best services at a highly competitive price.

6.  Commercialization

We offer innovative models enabling you to reap financial gains from your IP.

Contact us at contact@pspipassociates.com for further discussion.

 Institute/ University IP PORTFOLIO of 100 Patents absolutely FREE including Govt Fees thru Startups. Find out how IP protection can add value in your research and technology commercialization if you are a student, professor in the institute/ University

ACADEMIA IP SOLUTION

Globally, IP is being considered as means for enabling innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Research scholars work to build tangible product from their ideas and we work to protect and commercialize intangible aspects of the ideas. The protection mitigates the possibilities of being getting exploited from copycats and empowers you to earn potential partnership opportunities and licensing revenues.

A. Student/Professor Solutions:

1. IP Discussion: We encourage inventors to discuss with us their concerns on IP issues. We hold these discussions as a part of our pro-bono activities. Call, meet or email us with your requirements and we will be pleased to assist you.

2. Ownership Issues: Though you are a primary researcher, ownership rights of the invention may be associated with the university or research sponsor. It is important for you to check ownership status of the inventions with the respective department. We can connect with you or your IPR department to render support in securing IP rights.

3. Idea Validation: You are creating something new, improving an existing solution or re-inventing the wheel. At any instance, our team can evaluate patentability or infringement aspects of the ideas as well as identify potential areas of the research through landscape analysis.

4. Patent Application: What is the best solution for me: a provisional patent application or a non-provisional patent application? How can I draft these applications? Our team first evaluates the stage of the research work and then drafts the patent application.

5. Filing and Prosecution: We act as your single interface to file and prosecute patent application in US, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea and other jurisdictions through our network of foreign associates. Our foreign associates, like us, understand the importance of limited financial resources of an inventor and offer best services at highly competitive price.

6. Commercialization: We offer innovative models enabling you to reap financial gains from your IP.

B. Institute Solution

Generally, an Institute’s vision supersedes the individual objectives which results in different IPR requirements thereof. The institute is responsible for facilitating research and development, securing protection for the inventions and commercializing of the inventions.

We critically analyze the IPR requirements of the institute and render IP based solutions which are aligned with the institute’s vision and objectives. Our engagement with the institute includes identification, protection and commercialization of the IPR assets of the institute as well as providing complete support in setting up IPR culture within the organization.

To name a few, our activities include drafting and implementing IPR policy for the institute; identifying IPR issues and opportunities; setting up IPR cell; and sensitizing the faculty, research scholars and stakeholders on various IPR matters.

Contact us at contact@pspipassociates.com  for further information.

Contact us to start Intellectual Property Law Consultancy Services at your Firm with 50% Profit Sharing. We deliver customized solutions in searches, patent preparation and prosecution services to our US and European attorneys.

Intellectual Property Law Consultancy Services 

We render complete IPR solutions to our clients assisting them in identification, protection and commercialization of IP assets. For corporate and law firms, we offer customized engagement models at a competitive price in the following patent services:

A. Patent Analysis

a. Patentability Search

b. Infringement Search and Opinion

c. Validity Search and Opinion

d. Landscape and Competitive Analysis

B. Patent Preparation

a. Invention Disclosure Preparation

b. Provisional Application

c. Non- Provisional Application

d. Defensive Publication

e. Illustrations

C. Application Filing 

a. Provisional Filing

b. Non-Provisional Filing

c. PCT International Application

d. PCT National Phase Application

e. Paris Convention Application

f. Divisional Application

g. Continuation Application

h. Translations

D. Prosecution Services 

a. Office Action Response

b. Hearing/ Examiner Interview

c. Pre-grant/ Post-grant Opposition

E. Post Grant Services

a. Patent Annuity Payments

b. Restoration of Lapsed Patents

c. Registration of Assignments/Rights

d. Surrender of Patent

e. Filing Working of Patents

f. Handling Amendments After the Grant Date

Contact us at contact@pspipassociates.com for engagement and further discussion. 

PSP-IP & Associates Pvt Ltd | iDeas2ipr Patent Attorney Firms are an approved IP Consultant to the Defence & Agriculture Ministry Govt of India as well as on the STARTUP Panel of the Govt of India. Innovative ideas have become a central axis for businesses to achieve a competitive edge in the market and it substantiates the observation that ideas are one of the key drivers of the economies throughout the world. 

These ideas can be valuable assets and need to be protected as well as leveraged in the form of intellectual property rights.

We assist our clients in identification, protection and commercialization of the IP assets. We enable our clients to reap benefits from the intellectual property through its exclusive usage and potential revenue generating opportunities.

Our team with diverse techno legal background has worked with individual innovators or inventors, small and medium scale enterprises, businesses, entrepreneurs, corporate, Law firms, government organizations and various other corporations, where the driving force of the business is innovation.

So, if you are interested in generation, protection or commercialization of IP, contact us at contact@pspipassociates.com so that we can help you in leveraging IP assets for your business growth.

The post will focus on when to file a patent application?  You have an idea and you are interested to secure patent protection; Do you need a product before filing the patent application? The post will attempt to answer these questions.

Patent is a legal right given by a national government to an inventor in exchange for a disclosure of the invention to the national government. The inventor enjoys a monopoly of the patented invention for a limited period of time and the national government attempts to establish an innovative culture in the society through the disclosure. The inventor may reap benefits from the patent through commercialization of the patent rights or manufacturing a product including the features claimed in the patent.  The inventor must realize that the manufactured product should not infringe third party’s intellectual property rights.

In this competitive world, everyone competes with other to gain benefits from an existing framework in the society. Inventors too are competitors of each other in finding out a solution for a problem.

Therefore, a key challenge to the national governments is: How will the national government decide on providing exclusive rights to mutually competing inventors who have worked on a similar problem and their respective works have resulted into substantial similar inventions?

Logically, an inventor who invented first should get a patent on the invention. This logic was followed till 2013 in United states of America where a person who invented first is only eligible for the patent protection.  This logic morally sounds great.  In this system (first to invent), the inventor was required to maintain records which could assist him in establishing that he was the first inventor and entitled to receive the patent in this competitive world.

Currently, most of the countries including United states of America use a first to file system where an inventor who has first filed the patent application will be entitled to the patent.

Thus attaining the filing date prior to your competitor is one of the crucial strategic steps for inventors interested in building IP assets.

Another side of the coin is the sufficiency of the disclosure.  Next step is to understand when is the right time to file a patent application.  In the race of first to file system stage should we simply file the patent application with minimum disclosure?  How can I fulfill the sufficiency of disclosure requirement?

Let us focus on few scenarios:

Scenario 1: I have a wonderful idea on a battery which can store natural electricity. Should I file the patent application and secure my filing date with the national patent office?  Can disclosure of the idea amount to the sufficiency of the disclosure?

Scenario 2: I have started manufacturing a battery which is yet to be tested on technical and operational parameters. Is this the right time to file the patent application?

Scenario 3: I am an inventor and need to validate my idea with industry experts. However, I am afraid that the industry experts may develop the product without my involvement? Should I file a patent application without validation of my idea?

Scenario 4: My prototype is ready and waiting for an investor. Should I file the patent application?

Scenario 5: I have sufficient knowledge of my domain and I believe if I share the idea, any other person can build the product.  Should I file the patent application?

There can be various other scenarios which may generate confusion regarding the filing of the patent application. For simple scenarios (e.g., 2 & 4), the answer can be obvious to file the patent; whereas for complex scenarios (e.g., 1, 3 and 5) you may need multiple rounds of discussion with your IPR consultant to devise a strategy to secure the patent.

We must keep in mind that earlier filing and sufficiency of the disclosure poses a challenge in crafting the strategy for the filing the patent application.  As an inventor, we need to strike a balance between these two and then file the patent application.

Thank you for patiently observing the post.

For a more specific discussion on your strategy, we are just an email or a call away.

 Patent (Utility)
Protects new, inventive, and industrially applicable products or processes.
Safeguards functional and technical innovations such as smart IoT sensors, new drug molecules, AI-based algorithms, engine mechanisms, or manufacturing processes.
Example: Dyson’s cyclone vacuum technology, Covid-19 vaccine formulation, Tesla battery innovations.
 

Design (Industrial Design)
Protects the visual appearance or aesthetic features of a product.
Covers shape, pattern, configuration, surface ornamentation, and styling.
Example: Coca-Cola bottle shape, iPhone exterior design, Royal Enfield motorcycle body design, furniture contours.

Trademark (TM)

Protects distinctive brand identifiers that differentiate goods/services.

Includes brand names, logos, taglines, colors, sound marks, and packaging style.

Example: Nike Swoosh, Apple logo, Amul girl, Tata blue color palette, McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle.

Copyright 

Protects original creative expressions in tangible form.

Includes books, software source code, movies, music, training manuals, architectural drawings, and website content.

Example: MS-Windows source code, Harry Potter novels, film scripts, digital illustrations.

 Prior Art Research is not limited to understand existing technology to determine the novelty of the ideas. Today, prior art search and analytics has become a strategic tool for the companies to mitigate the possibilities of infringement, challenge the validity of the live patent, understand the landscape of the technology and identify the white spaces for directing research and development. Ideas2ipr with its team of techno-legal experts can customize the engagement model to meet your business objectives.

A. Novelty/ Patentability Search

Objective: The primary objective of this search is to determine whether any prior art (published patent applications, granted patents and non-patent literature) influencing the scope of patentability of the technical disclosure exist or not. In other words, this search assists in determination of novelty and inventive step of the ideas.

When to Conduct a Search: The patentability search is best conducted at the ideation stage of the product and/or the service. However, due to technical or various other reasons, this type of search can be conducted at later stages of product development. It is financially prudent to conduct a search definitely before filing a patent application.

Advantages:

1. Prevents reinvention of the wheel, in case ideas disclosed in the technical disclosure already exist in prior art and thus avoids the expenditure and effort required for preparation and filing of a patent application.

2. Identifies existing patent publications including published pending patent applications of competitors corresponding to the technical disclosure.

3. Strengthens the protection scope of the patent application, as the search result enables the draftsperson to draft claims that do not read on the prior art.

4. Provides new market opportunities that may not have been considered before conducting the search.

5. Assists in speedy prosecution of the patent application as claims (drafted without reading on the prior art) have a relatively brighter chance of allowance.

Contact us at   contact@pspipassociates.com   to engage us for conducting novelty/patentability searches.

B. Freedom to operate Search

Objective: Have you identified geographies that are business destinations for your products or services? Have you confirmed that your competitors do not hold a patent claiming features of your products or services in your target geographies? If not, then your business may land into trouble. The objective of freedom to operate is to identify in-force patents disclosing similar product, service or technology being offered by you in countries corresponding to your business destinations. As freedom to operate search assists in getting clearance to launch your products or services without infringing any in-force patent in a particular geography, it is also known as a clearance search. A further detailed analysis of patent claims listed in the report assists in generation of infringement search and opinion thereof.

When to Conduct a Search: The search can be conducted at any time during the life cycle of the product development. However, a good strategy is to conduct the clearance search while, finalizing the features of the product/services, before manufacturing/rolling out products/services or before investing substantial financial and human resources on the new product development.

 Advantages:

1. Assists in identifying an IP risk involved with the product/services planned to be rolled out in a specific country.

2. A high quality clearance search report can avoid future Infringement proceedings with the competitors.

3. If a clearance search is conducted at an appropriate time before the launch of the product, then design around activities can be initiated at a suitable time to avoid infringement of a potential patent.

4. New window of business opportunity, for example, licensing the technology can be explored.

5. Any invalidity proceedings may be started well in advance to invalid competitor’s potential patent.

Contact us at  contact@pspipassociates.com  to engage us for conducting the Freedom to operate/ Clearance search/ Infringement Search.

C. Validity Search/ Invalidity Search

Objective: Patent validity or invalidity search are exhaustive searches conducted for a variety of objectives. For example, if you are interested in patent valuation to purchase or licensing in/out of a patent, then validity search will help you to assimilate the validity of a granted patent. In another case, if you have been accused of infringing a patent, then invalidity search may rescue you with invalidation of the infringed claims. In both the scenarios, the objective is to check the enforceability of one or more claims of a patent.

When to Conduct a Search: The search can be conducted at the any time after the grant date of an in-force patent. Active businesses track the patent publication journals and initiate the validity searches for the published patent application before filing a pre-grant opposition.

Advantages:

1. In case of licensing, buying or selling of a patent, Patent Valuation is carried out, which in turn is dependent on the validity of the patent.

2. A person may file request for re-examination or post-grant opposition in order to invalidate or reduce the scope of the claim with the patent office to escape infringement proceedings.

3. A positive report on validity of the patent may increase the valuation of your patent.

4. A negative report on validity of the patent may affect the enforceability of the patent and hence, provides relief to you from being infringing the patent.

Contact us at  contact@pspipassociates.com   to engage us for conducting validity/invalidity searches.

 D. Landscape Search

Objective: Patent landscape searches are conducted to get an exhaustive and detailed analysis of patent data in a particular technical field.

When to Conduct a Search: Landscape searches are typically conducted for decision makers to design business plan strategically in a given era of technology.

Advantages:

1. Provides an overall understanding of the patent regime of the technology of interest.

2. Landscape search helps in identification of patent portfolios for acquisitions, buying and selling of technology companies.

3. Identifies competitors and their patent portfolios in the given technology.

4. Tracks the innovation trends in the given technology.

5. Opens a window of licensing in/out of the technology with prospective clients.

6. In-depth analysis can be performed in any facet of the technology/market that an overall landscape may provide pointers to and is of strategic relevance.

Contact us at  contact@pspipassociates.com  to engage us for conducting landscape searches.

E. Competitive Analysis

Objective: Business world is all about providing high quality products and services to your clients better than your competitors. No matter in which domain you are working, you will find your friends and competitors, everywhere. The objective of the patent competitive analysis is to track the patent portfolio of your past, present and future (i.e., emerging) competitors.

When to Conduct a Search: Depending upon the requirements, this search can be initiated at any time.

Advantages:

1. Patents portfolios provide various indicators of the competitor business like latest interest areas, abandoned interest areas, white spaces, etc. Such indicators may be used intelligently to create an effective business strategy.

2. Worldwide analysis of competitors’ portfolio will help you to identify the geographical interest and scope of your competitors.

3. Identify key inventors filing for your competitors.

4. Track emerging competitors/potential licensee.

Contact us at  contact@pspipassociates.com   to engage us for conducting competitive analysis.

 A patent provides exclusive rights within a country to prevent others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing a patented product or a process without the patentee’s prior permission. In exchange of exclusive rights granted by a country, the applicant is under obligation to disclose information to the patent office in the form of a provisional or non-provisional specification.

Generally, a provisional application includes invention description and few illustrations; whereas the non-provisional application includes claims, description and illustrations. The firm has required technical and legal expertise to draft provisional or non-provisional specification. Our experienced team from diverse technological and legal background enables us to prepare quality drafts for our Indian and Foreign clients. Our techno-legal professionals are from electrical, computers, mechanical, life science, and bio-technology background.

Contact us at   contact@pspipassociates.com  for further information and engagement model.

Patents are territorial rights and an applicant is required to file patent application in each territory to secure protection for the invention. Ideas2ipr acta as a single interface for you to file and prosecute your patent application globally.

A. Obtaining a Foreign Filing Permission

If the first patent application for an invention is to be filed abroad, then a foreign filing permission is required from the native patent office to avoid any penalties. We can identify and process permission related requirements through our global network of professionals.

B. First Patent Application

A first patent application is also known as earliest priority application of the invention and sets up timelines for the future patent applications for the invention. We can assist you in filing your first patent application which can be a:

a. Provisional Application

b. Non-Provisional Application

c. PCT International Application

d. Convention Application

C. Subsequent Patent Application Depending on the type of the first patent application, you are required to file

Depending on the type of the first patent application, you are required to file subsequent patent application with the respective patent office within a time limit. We track the timelines and remind you to file your subsequent applications across different territories at a competitive pricing.

Your subsequent application can be:

a. Non-Provisional Application

b. PCT International Application

c. PCT National Phase Application

d. Convention Application

e. Divisional Application

f. Continuation Application

g. Patent of Addition

Our association with the foreign attorneys and competitive translation costs will enable you to file patent applications at different countries with an utmost quality at economical price.

We endeavor to obtain patent rights which can withstand a validity challenge and has broadest possible coverage of claims. Our experience team of patent agents and attorneys has the required technical expertise and legal skills to achieve these goals. Moreover, our association with the foreign attorneys will enable you to monitor the prosecution of applications at a single window in a cost effective manner. Contact us at   contact@pspipassociates.com  for filing strategies to secure optimum protection for your invention.

 Businesses seeking IP protection for new products will generally focus first on trademark or patent rights; however, for certain products, design rights can provide a simple and cost-effective means to protect and enforce an innovative shape, appearance or ornamentation. In particular, design protection may be recommended for products that use design to differentiate themselves in their market. Design rights can protect the shape or appearance of an object, such as an item of clothing, a new mobile phone handset, a new coffee maker or an innovative form of packaging. The right protects the design feature – for example, its shape or appearance – rather than its function. We have a great deal of experience of advising on design issues as part of our work helping clients to generate maximum value from their IP.Embros IP’s design services include:

• Designs Search & Analysis
• Designs Filing & Registration
• Enforcement
• Oppositions
• Litigation Management
• Dispute Resolution/Settlement
• Design Audit/Compliance

 A trademark can help your company to distinguish itself from competitors in your customer’s eye.  Today, obtaining trademark registration is an essential requirement to attain success.

Prior to any trademark registration, a well thought strategy is required to select a brand name so that the customers can recognize your product or services through your brand name.  At ideas2ipr, we facilitate our clients from ideation stage till obtaining protection for the brand name.  We proactively monitor official publications so that our client’s interest are not jeopardized due to suspicious activities of the opponents.  Our litigation team is driven by the motivation to secure client’s interest during any suit of infringement.  To name a few, we support our clients in:

• Trademark Search and Analysis
• Trademark Filings- Domestic and International
• Prosecution and Registration
• Trademark Renewals and Maintenance
• Trademark Watch & Surveillance
• Domain Name Management
• Oppositions
• Searching & Clearance
• Data Verification
• Risk Assessment
• Enforcement Management
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

 Copyright is a bundle of rights granted exclusively to the creator of an original literary, artistic, dramatic work; cinematograph film or sound recording. This exclusivity rests with the creator, amongst other rights, the right to prevent others from reproducing, selling or licensing the work. Though copyright protection is gained automatically on creation of a piece of work, registration of the copyright offers several advantages in enforcing one’s copyrights. In today’s world of digitization and the growing importance of open source licensing, it is critical to view copyright protection and enforcement several avenues for generating revenue are available to creators and content owners. We can assist our clients in:

• Copyright Filing, Prosecution and Registration
• Copyright Enforcement
• Policing and managing a Client’s Copyright Portfolio
• Copyright Clearance
• Copyright Licensing and Transfers
• Copyright Enforcement
• Enforce and defend Copyright Infringements and Royalty Disputes
• Online Risk Assessment
• Content take down
• Digital Rights Management
• Litigation Management
• Piracy Management
• Content Monitoring
• Copyright Audit and Compliance