The document summarizes trends in patent applications and grants in India over the last five years. It shows that while total patent applications have increased by 35.61%, grants have declined by 172% over this period. Most patent applications originate from the USA, Japan, Germany and other developed countries, though applications from Indian institutions have also increased. The top areas for patents granted are chemicals, computer technologies and mechanical areas, though grants have declined significantly in these fields.
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Indian Patents 2014
1. State of Indian Patents
Patent applications Patent grants
Trends for the last five years
(patent applications filed, examined, granted)
A drop in the number of patents
granted by the Indian Patent Office in
recent years is attributed to the
application of more stringent
examination guidelines.
34,287
39,400
43,197 43,674 42,951
6,069
11,208 11,031 12,268
18,615
6,168 7,509
4,381 4,126 4,227
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Filed Examined Granted
Scientific and Research Organizations
Applications
267
116
71
34
Indian Institute of
Technology (Collective)CSIR
DRDO
AMITY University
Saveetha University
Academic Institutions
Applications
342
92
74
37
32
ICAR
Indian Institute of
Science
29
Top resident Indian applicants (2013-14)
Information Technology Companies
169
84
83
66
59
Applications
R&D Institute India
Bangalore Pvt Ltd
India Software
Operations Pvt Ltd
Top resident Indian grant-holders (2013-14)
Patent holders
Grants
98
84
32
22
21
CSIR
India Software Operations Pvt Ltd
Patented domains
Chemical
Computer related
Mechanical
Drug
1,111
690
645
256
Grants
Electrical
Biotech
Food 51
237
220
Grants
Applications
1,062
839
386
375
371
Non-resident applicants (2013-14)
Electronics
Co Ltd
Patent applications at Indian patent office by county of origin (2013)
U.S.A
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
China
Republic of Korea
Canada
Australia
Russian Federation
Brazil
10,087
5,885
3,762
1,065
820
819
468
321
93
51
World Ranking by patent applications at the
top 10 offices (as of 2010-13)
China
U.S.A
Japan
Republic of Korea
EPO
Germany
Russian Federation
India
Australia
Brazil
2010 2011 2012 2013
1 1 1
2 2 2
3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7
8
9
10 10
11 11
Maharashtra
(2,892)
Karnataka
(1,639)
Delhi
(1009)
Tamil Nadu
(1,436)
Andhra Pradesh
(879)
Patent applications Top five states(2013-14)
Patents in force (2009-14)
2013-14 2012-13
2011-12 2010-11
2009-10
42,632
7,464
35,168
43,920
8,308
35,612
39,989
7,545
32,444
39,594
7,301
32,293
37,334
6,781
30,553 Total
Non-resident
India
Resident Indian patent filing trends over the past
five years
Total patent applications
(+35.61%)
Total patent grants
1,725 (2009-10)
634 (2013-14)
(-172%)
Chemical Computer related Mechanical
1,420 (2009-10)
1,111 (2013-14)
1,195 (2009-10)
690 (2013-14)
1,024 (2009-10)
645 (2013-14)
(-27.8%) (-73.1%) (-58.7%)
Pharma Electrical Biotech
530 (2009-10)
256 (2013-14)
404 (2009-10)
237 (2013-14)
449 (2009-10)
220 (2013-14)
(-107%) (-70.4%) (-104%)
Patented domains (grants)
7,044 (2009-10)
10,941 (2013-14)
Source:
Annual report of CGPDTM (Indian Patent Office) 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
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Bharath University
2
1
333
Canada
8
7
8 8
9 9 9
11 11
10 10
Country of origin Applications Country of origin Applications
7,044 8,062 8,678 9,911 10,941
27,243
31,338
34,519 33,763 32,010
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Resident Non-resident
1,725
1,273
699 716 634
4,443
6,236
3,682 3,410 3,593
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Resident Non-resident