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IP the India Story on the Global Stage
IP the India Story on the Global Stage

February 16, 2023

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In my last blog “IP Creation Continues to Reach New Highs in the New Normal” I had discussed the leadership of China in patent filing. In this blog I will focus on the other facets of patent filing and India’s standing on the global scene.

US the Leader in Non-Resident Patent Filing

According to World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2022 report, US applicants filed close to a quarter of a million patent applications aboard, more than double those filed by China applicants, in 2021. US-based applicants filed the most applications abroad (247,609) in 2021, followed by Japan (190,399), China (111,905), Germany (99,899) and the Republic of Korea (81,272).

Source: World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2022 report

India’s Ranking on the Global Stage – The top 10 facts

  1. Interestingly, the composition and ranking of the top five IP offices globally has remained unchanged since 2011. The list of IP offices occupying sixth to 10th spots has likewise remained the same, but with slight changes in the respective rankings. India, Canada and Australia have moved up one spot to sixth, eighth and ninth, respectively, in 2021.
  2. Also, the IP office of Australia (90.8%), the offices of Canada (87.3%), the EPO (55.6%), India (57.3%) and the United States of America (US) (55.7%) received a majority of their applications from non-resident applicants.
  3. Despite a considerable improvement in the patent-to-GDP ratio of India in 2021 it remained outside the top 20.
  4. Applicants residing in India (18.5% of total published applications) filed most heavily in pharmaceuticals.
  5. India (+16.5%) recorded a double-digit growth in patents granted in 2021.
  6. Also, beyond the top five offices, India (+19.4%), Switzerland (+5.9%) and Canada (+5.7%) recorded notable growth in 2021.
  7. In India patents remain in force for an average period of 11.5 years
  8. China (+31.3%), Germany (+22%) and India (+16.5%) also recorded a double-digit growth in patents granted in 2021.
  9. It also witnessed a double-digit growth (+90%) in the stock of applications pending between 2020 and 2021.
  10. Among the top 20, India (10.2%), Japan (9.8%) and Austria (8.6%) had the smallest share of women filers.

 

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Source: World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2022 report

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Neha Jain
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