Domestic patent filing crosses international patent filing in India in Jan-Mar 2022 filing of patents jumps over 50 percent last 7 years

Of the total 19796 patent applications filed, 10706 were filed by Indian applicants against 9090 by non-Indian applicants.

Lauding the efforts of DPIIT and IP office, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, "The coordinated effort by DPIIT and IP office has led to increased IP awareness among all strata of society. These efforts have, on one hand, led to an increase in the number of IPR filings, on the other hand, has reduced the pendency of patent applications at IP offices. He also mentioned that this will take India a step closer to India’s ambitious target of being in the top 25 nations of Global Innovation Index."

Some of the key initiatives taken by the government over the years that have bolstered India's IP regime include fee concessions like 10 percent rebate on online filing, 80 percent fee concession for Start-ups, Small Entities and educational institutions, and provisions on expedited examination for Startups and MSMEs along with other categories

According to the ministry, the cornerstone laid down by the National IPR policy and the efforts made by the government has transpired into the following achievements for India:

• Filing of patents have increased from 42763 in 2014-15 to 66440 in 2021-22, more that 50% increase in a span of 7 years
• Nearly five times increase in grant of patents in 2021-22 (30,074) as compared to 2014-15 (5978)
• Reduction in Time of patent examination from 72 months in Dec 2016 to 5-23 months at present, for different technological areas
• India’s ranking in Global Innovation Index has increased to 46th in 2021 (+35 ranks) as compared to from 81st in 2015-16