State of Indian Patents

State of Indian Patents Patent applications can provide meaningful insights into the state of economy, innovation, and technology in a country. Here is a snapshot of data points from the Indian Patent Office. Number of patent applications Foreign applicants 31,342 34,557 34,057 Indian applicants 8,062. 8,640 9,606 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Top five applicants (2011-12) Research organizations/ Indian applicants (Information Techn ology) Foreign applicants Institutes Applications A pplications Applications Infosys QUALCOMM 156 1192 CSIR 199 Indian Institute SAMSUNG 88 PHILIPS 1101 152 of Technology TEJAS ALTHORKs 40 SONY 455 AMITY UNIVERSITY 114 HCL 22 439 ICAR 94 SHARP 436 DRDO 68 Ineda Systems World Ranking (No. of applications filed in 2012) While China displayed a rise in the contribution towards patent application filings globally, from 37.2% to 72.1%, India's contribution decreased from 3.5% to 2.7% (From 1995-2009 to 2009-2011). China India 6,52,777 USA 43,955 5,42,815 3. Russian Japan Federation 3,42,796 44,211 6- 4 Republic Germany of Korea 61,340 1,88,915 EPO 1,48,560 Patents Granted APPROVED There has been a large drop in the number of patents granted by the Indian Pat ent Office because of a shortage of examiners as well as more stringent examination guidelines. 15,261 (in 2007-08) 72.96 % down 4,126 (in 2012-13) Top patented domains (2012-13) Among the various fields of inventions, 'Mechanical' received the highest number of applications, although it witnessed a decline as compared to last year. On the other hand, "Chemical has been witnessing a steady growth over the past few years, and 'Electrical' saw a sharp drop this year. Mechanical 9,000 A Chemical 7,000 Drugs 4,300 Computer 4,500 related Electrical 2,500 900 Biotech Sources: • World Intellectu al Property Indicators - 2013 Edition • http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-sees-sh arp- drop- in-patent- applications/1216693 • Annual report of CGPDTM (Indian Patent Office) – 2011-12 Infographic created by: Relecura Notes: • The analysis is restricted to Indian patent applications where records are available at the Indian Patent Office. • The various counts displayed here should be taken as indicative. www.relecura.com Disdaimer This infographic, induding the information and analysis and any opinion or recommendation, is neither legal advice nor intended for investment purposes. This document is not waranted to be error- free, nor subjed to any other warranties or con ditions, whether expressed orally or implied in law, inclu ding implied warranties and con ditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. INDUS Techinnovations specifically disclaims any liability with respect to this document and no contractual obligations are formed either diredly or indirectly by this document. © 2013 INDUS Tech Innovations