Introduction: “ESDM” shall mean Electronics System Design and Manufacturing which includes, but not be restricted to, Electronics Hardware design and manufacturing (which shall include embedded software) for IT, Telecommunications, Defense, Medical, Industrial, Automotive, Consumer Products, applications and components, parts, and accessories required for the aforesaid products and applications.   The Government(State of Karnataka) shall reimburse up to 50% of the actual costs (including filing fees, attorney fees, search fees, maintenance fees) with a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000 for filing a domestic patent and up to Rs. 5,00,000 for filing an international patent.   This reimbursement shall be payable 75% after the patent is filed and the balance 25% after the patent has been granted. The patent filing incentives provided by Government of Karnataka shall be in addition to any existing scheme of Govt. of India. Source https://www.bananaip.com/ip-news-center/ip-related-schemes-for-startups-and-smes/ .