Ministry of Commerce & Industry
EASING THE PROCESS OF FILING PATENTS
The details of patents filed in India over the last five years is as below:
| Financial Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22
(Upto 31st Jan, 2022) |
| No. of applications filed | 45444 | 47854 | 50659 | 56267 | 58503 | 51940 |
The number of patents filed by Indians in India over the last five years is as under, which shows steady increase:
| Financial Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22
(Upto 31 Jan 2022) |
| No. of applications
filed |
10978 | 14284 | 16276 | 20824 | 24284 | 21104 |
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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