The Department of Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Govt. of Maharashtra on October 09, 2026, issued the Guidelines for providing financial assistance for Intellectual Property Rights in line with the Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy, 2025.
The following has been stated:
• The Government has approved guidelines for the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Support Scheme under the Maharashtra Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy, 2025. The scheme aims to reduce the financial burden on eligible startups and individual innovators for protecting and commercialising innovations through domestic and international patents, industrial design registrations, and copyright registration for computer code and software. Eligible applicants can receive reimbursement of 100% of eligible expenditure, excluding GST and other applicable taxes, subject to a cumulative ceiling of ₹5 lakh for domestic IPR and ₹20 lakh for international IPR per applicant.
• Startups shall have valid DPIIT recognition, be incorporated or registered in Maharashtra with substantive business operations in the State, and satisfy turnover limits of ₹5 crore for domestic claims and ₹100 crore for international claims. Startup reimbursement is available after patent grant or design/software copyright registration, while eligible individual innovators may claim assistance at prescribed post-filing/pre-grant and/or post-grant stages. Eligible individual innovators include current students and qualifying alumni of Industrial Training Institutes in Maharashtra and Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skill University.
• The Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS) will implement the scheme, verify claims and supporting documents, and disburse approved assistance directly to applicants' bank accounts, subject to prescribed rate cards, eligibility conditions and financial limits. Trademarks, geographical indications, plant varieties, and literary or artistic works are excluded.
[Notification No. - MANASO-2026/Case No. 65/Entrepreneurship (E-1642522)/Entrepreneurship]
