Indian patent office grants record 1 lakh patents in past year
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Indian patent office grants record 1 lakh patents in past year

India TV News  

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday that the Patent Office has granted an unprecedented one lakh patents within a single year. As per an official release, in the fiscal year 2023-24 alone, the Patent Office received an all-time high of 90,300 patent applications. The Patent Office granted over one lakh patents in the last 1 year. The surge in patent grants reflects India's emergence as a hub for technological innovation, with one technology seeking IP protection every six minutes.

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Nearly 92,000 patent applications filed in India in FY'24: Official
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 92,000 patent applications filed in India in FY'24: Official

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Around 92,000 patent applications were filed in India during the last financial year, signifying India's growing maturity as a hub for technological and scientific development, a top official said on Tuesday. "Around 92,000 patent applications have been filed in the last financial year, that means every six minutes one new technology is seeking IP protection in India," Pandit …

India ranks among top 10 globally for patents, trademarks, industrial designs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India ranks among top 10 globally for patents, trademarks, industrial designs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India now ranks among the top 10 countries globally in the number of patents, trademarks and industrial design applications, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2024 report on IP trends. With 64,480 patent applications, India now ranks sixth worldwide, crossing a notable threshold as Indian filings accounted for over half the total for the first time, it …

IIT Madras creates record: Patents double up to 300 in 2023, international patents climb to 105 from 58
1 year, 1 month ago

IIT Madras creates record: Patents double up to 300 in 2023, international patents climb to 105 from 58

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has recorded a doubling of patents granted during the 2023 calendar year. Likewise, the number of international patents filed, including those granted under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ) also went up to 105 during 2023, from 58 in 2022. Additionally, the number of international patents filed, including those granted under the Patent Cooperation Treaty …

The Future Of Indian Patent Filings
1 year, 10 months ago

The Future Of Indian Patent Filings

Live Law  

In this era of innovation and entrepreneurship, India has not only realised its potential in recent years. In the year 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry released a statement stating that “for the first time in 11 years, the number of domestic patent filing surpasses the number of international patent filing in India during Jan-Mar 2022 that is of …

IIT Madras researchers filed for 184 patents during 2020, despite Covid-19 restrictions
3 years, 11 months ago

IIT Madras researchers filed for 184 patents during 2020, despite Covid-19 restrictions

India Today  

IIT Madras faculty, researchers and students filed for as many as 184 patents during 2020 overcoming the Covid-19 restrictions in the several months of nation-wide lockdown. This includes nine patents related to Covid-19 for inventions ranging from ‘Systems and methods for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ and ‘A standalone, portable single-use and wireless ventilator system’ besides ‘A …

Only one-fifth of 25,000 patents filed by Indian institutes approved in 10 years: Govt
5 years, 3 months ago

Only one-fifth of 25,000 patents filed by Indian institutes approved in 10 years: Govt

India Today  

Indian research and technology institutes filed over 25,000 patent applications from 2009 to 2019, but only one-fifth of those were approved, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said from 2009 to 2019, 25,200 patent applications were filed by different institutes in the country. …

Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime
6 years, 10 months ago

Innovate in India: The country cannot afford to wait any longer for a robust intellectual property rights regime

Firstpost  

India’s patent productivity is quite low compared to that of Japan, US, South Korea, and China. It is time for us to progress from manufacturing to innovation and an important requirement is a robust intellectual property rights system, India has improved its ranking in the U.S. Chamber’s international IP Index, to 44 out of 50 countries this year, which represents …

Software Patents: Prohibited under Indian law but granted in spirit
7 years, 10 months ago

Software Patents: Prohibited under Indian law but granted in spirit

Firstpost  

By Devika Agarwal Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India in a recent letter has urged Prime Minister Modi to amend the 2016 Guidelines on Computer Related Inventions to allow for software patents to be granted in India. However, software patents have in fact been granted recently by Indian Patent Offices to companies like Google, Apple and Facebook. This …

Over 1 lakh patents filed since 2013
8 years, 7 months ago

Over 1 lakh patents filed since 2013

Live Mint  

Bengaluru/Chennai: Data from the Indian Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks shows that a total of 1,45,060 patents were filed between 2013 and 20 July 2016. Though the patents filed by foreign nationals and entities may seem staggeringly high compared Indian filings, the individual or natural persons filing numbers read out a different story. “It’s how you interpret …

Patent office caps fast-track requests
8 years, 9 months ago

Patent office caps fast-track requests

The Hindu  

The government, which opened a ‘tatkal’ window to expedite examination of patent applications in the backdrop of 2.37 lakh pending patent applications, has now set a limit on applications that it will consider under the fast-track clearance mechanism. In a notice on June 14, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks said in terms of the provisions relating …

Patently lagging
17 years, 5 months ago

Patently lagging

Hindustan Times  

Is India really an emerging superpower in the knowledge economy? The World Intellectual Property Organisation states in its Patent Report 2007 that the total number of patents in force across the whole world was a whopping 5.6 million at the end of 2005. Even WIPO states that "the use of the patent system remains highly concentrated with only five patent …

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