According to Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act, computer programs as such are not considered patentable subject-matter, but they may be protected under copyright law.

The term for patent protection is 20 years from the date of filing of the application.

Under the Scheme for Facilitating Start-ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP), the Government of India gives the following privileges to start-ups when filing patent applications in India: • An entity that qualifies as a start-up under the Government of India's Stand-Up India initiative can benefit from rapid examination. • To the extent of Rs.10,000/-, the government reimburses the facilitator who supports the startup in submitting and prosecuting the patent application.

According to Patent Act in India, Chapter II, Section 3 of the Indian Patents Act states what is not considered an invention under the law and is therefore not patentable in India: • inventions being frivolous or contrary to public order, morality, public health, the environment, etc. • scientific discoveries • mere discoveries of new forms of known substances • methods of agriculture or horticulture • diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals • plants and animals other than micro-organisms • mathematical or business methods or computer programs per se or algorithms • literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or any other aesthetic creation • schemes, rules or methods of performing mental acts or methods of playing games • presentations of information • topography of integrated circuits • traditional knowledge • Inventions relating to atomic energy are not patentable either.

The patentee has the option of paying the renewal fees annually or in one single payment.