Patent in India is granted by Indian Patent Office, Ministry of Commerce, and Government of India. It is located at four locations in India –
Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Kolkata
Territorial jurisdiction of a patent office is decided according to:
- Place of residence, domicile or business of the applicant (first mentioned applicant in the case of joint applicants).
- Place from where the invention actually originated.
- Address for service in India given by the applicant, when the Applicant has no place of business or domicile in India (Foreign applicants).
Territorial jurisdictions are given below:
| Patent Office | Territorial Jurisdiction |
| Mumbai | The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh, the Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. |
| Delhi | The States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand, National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. |
| Chennai | The States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territories of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep. |
| Kolkata | Rest of India (States of Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) |
