Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell
KLE Technological University with the support and Grants from the MSME Department Government of India has set up Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC) with the vision to serve local entrepreneurs, startups, industries, MSMEs, educational institutes, and innovators. The IPFC shall ensure that MSMEs and stakeholders have access to state of art processes and tools for –


- Innovation
- Management and protection of Intellectual Property (IP) and use of Innovation and IP as a tool to enhance their businesses.
Achievements
IPR Support to MSME'S & STARTUPS : 2023 - 2024
- New Patents Applied = 9
- Trademark Filed = 16
- Trademark Granted= 14
- Trademark Reimbursement Support = 10
Internal Patent Application Support 2023 - 2024
- Facilitated Patent Reviews = 24
- Patent Applied = 14
- Design Registration Applied = 6

We support all local startups and MSMEs in Karnataka region through our IP cell to protect their IP
OBJECTIVES
- Awareness creation
- IP Landscaping
- IPR Processing support to MSME
- IP Monetization
- Collaboration