Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Patent Grants
Trademark Registrations
Design Registrations

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce. IP is divided into two categories: industrial property, which includes patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications of source; and copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs. Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programs.

In India, the Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights are registered with Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM). Internationally, the Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs are registered with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - a United Nations specialized agency dedicated to the promotion of innovation and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries through a balanced and effective international IP system. Established in 1967, WIPO's mandate is to promote the protection of IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations.

Resident Application: An application filed with an IP office by an applicant residing in the country/region in which that office has jurisdiction. For example, an application filed with the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) by a resident of India is considered a resident application for the CGPDTM. Resident applications are sometimes referred to as domestic applications.

Foreign (Non-Resident) Application: An application filed with a patent office of a given country/jurisdiction by an applicant residing in another country/jurisdiction. For example, a patent application filed with the CGPDTM by an applicant residing in USA is considered a non-resident application for the CGPDTM.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce. IP is divided into two categories: industrial property, which includes patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications of source; and copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs. Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programs.

In India, the Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights are registered with Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM). Internationally, the Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs are registered with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - a United Nations specialized agency dedicated to the promotion of innovation and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries through a balanced and effective international IP system. Established in 1967, WIPO's mandate is to promote the protection of IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations.

Resident Application: An application filed with an IP office by an applicant residing in the country/region in which that office has jurisdiction. For example, an application filed with the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) by a resident of India is considered a resident application for the CGPDTM. Resident applications are sometimes referred to as domestic applications.

Foreign (Non-Resident) Application: An application filed with a patent office of a given country/jurisdiction by an applicant residing in another country/jurisdiction. For example, a patent application filed with the CGPDTM by an applicant residing in USA is considered a non-resident application for the CGPDTM.

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Contains the summary of patents, designs, trademarks and copyrights applied for and registered in India.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) | India | 2013 - 2024 | Data, Charts and Analysis
Data on India's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - patents and trademark applications, copyrights, IP index, as well as comparison with global peers.
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Patent Grants
Trademark Registrations
Design Registrations
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PATENTS

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by law to applicants for inventions that are new, non-obvious and commercially applicable. It is generally valid for 20 years, during which patent holders can commercially exploit their inventions on an exclusive basis. In return, applicants are obliged to disclose their inventions to the public in a manner that enables others to replicate the invention. The system is designed to encourage innovation by providing innovators with time-limited exclusive legal rights, thus enabling innovators to reap the benefits of their innovative activity.

Grants are exclusive IP rights conferred to an applicant by an IP office. Patents are granted to approved applicants to make use of and exploit an invention for a limited period of time. The holder of the rights can prevent unauthorized use of the invention.

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Applications (Total)
Source: CGPDTM
Applications (Nationality)
Source: CGPDTM
  • A total of 82,811 patent applications were filed with the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) in 2022-23, a 24.6% increase over 2021-22.
  • 52% of the total patent applications filed in 2022-23 were by Indian residents/companies, while 48% were by foreign residents/companies. The ratio of applications filed by Indian residents has been increasing steadily - from 25.5% of the total patent applications in 2013-14 to 52% in 2022-23.
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Resident Applications
Source: WIPO
  • In comparison to its benchmarked G20 peers, the total patent applications filed by Indian residents/companies in 2022 were higher than the resident applications in France, UK, Australia, and South Africa. However, it was only 3% of the total patent applications filed by residents in China and 17% of resident applications filed in the USA.
  • The number of applications filed by residents in India has increased by 296% between 2013 and 2022 while that in China has increased by 108% during the same period.
  • The comparatively lower number of patent applications filed by Indian residents/companies reflects the scale of innovation in India.
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Total Applications Per Million
Source: WIPO
  • In comparison to its benchmarked G20 peers, the total patent applications filed by Indian residents/companies per million population in 2022 was amongst the lowest - 27 patent applications per 1 million residents. Japan averaged 1,749 patent applications per million and China averaged 1037 patent applications per million in 2022.
  • Between 2013 and 2022, the ratio of patent applications per million in India increased from 8 to 27 while that in China increased from 519 to 1,037.
  • The comparatively lower ratio of patent applications filed by Indian residents/companies reflects the poor scale of innovation in India.
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