IPFCCentre
The Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre at MLRIT — a central facility for IP support established in 2019 through a partnership with India’s Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
The centre supports the complete intellectual property lifecycle — prior-art search, drafting, filing, prosecution, and commercialisation — for the institute community and the wider MSME ecosystem.
Five primary beneficiary groups.
Faculty & Research Scholars
Protecting institutional research outputs and patentable inventions.
Students
Converting academic projects into protected, ownable intellectual property.
MSMEs
Registered micro, small and medium enterprises across Telangana.
Startups
Early-stage ventures securing their core IP from day one.
External Entrepreneurs
Independent inventors, individuals and small businesses.
Services across the IP lifecycle.
Prior-Art Searches
Novelty verification against Indian and international patent databases.
Drafting Support
Technical documentation prepared by registered patent attorneys.
Filing Assistance
Provisional and complete specifications with the Indian Patent Office and PCT.
Prosecution & Hearings
Office-action responses and examiner coordination through to grant.
Trademarks & Copyrights
Filing support for marks, designs, and geographical indications.
Awareness Programmes
Workshops and educational outreach on intellectual property.
Have an invention to protect?
Write to the IPFC — we respond within three working days.