BIRAC-PATH Patent Facilitation
Closed BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology All of India
70% of patent drafting, filing and prosecution fees
- Pays most of the cost of drafting and filing biotech patents in India and abroad
- BIRAC funded startup, MSME or company
- Or a biotech startup incubated at a BioNEST centre
- At least 51% Indian shareholding; no individuals
- Repay 5% of product sales until support is returned
- Closed
- Apply on the BIRAC portal during a quarterly patent call
- Prototype, Early revenue, Growth stage
- Government of India
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