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Ten Key Trends from the “World Intellectual Property Indicators 2022” (4/4)
Ten Key Trends from the “World Intellectual Property Indicators 2022” (4/4)

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In my last blog we focused our discussion on how globally computer technology led in terms of the top technology field accounting for most of the patents filed in 2020 and China’s leadership in patent filing. Taking that discussion further the last two key trends that were the key highlight for 2021 relate to the patent process. For the same, I picked up two very important parameters that highlight the efficiency of the patent filing process in a country:

  1. Average Pendency time – which reflects how long does it take for a patent office to take the first action on the patent, also the final decision on the patent.
  • Looking at the data available we can clearly see that in the case of India, this parameter is around 50 months, for final decision, though the first action is very fast.
  • Also, comparing it to Japan which is the fastest of the selected lot, the average pendency time for India is more than 3X that of Japan. This clearly highlights the need to focus on ways and means to cut down this high pendency time, which if done will give a further boost to the IP filing in the country.

 

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Source: World Intellectual Property Indicators 2022

 

In the chart above we can clearly see the issue we have at hand – the next data point that we will now see could actually be one of the reasons for this high pendency.

  1. The next significant data is the number of patent examiners at various offices and their average experience.

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Source: World Intellectual Property Indicators 2022

    • Here again, if we look at the numbers India is on the lower side both in terms of total examiners as well as their experience.

Now something that needs to be studied is that are these examiner's numbers and this experience is enough based on the patents that are being filed in India. If not, what do the various stakeholders feel, is it only issues? But the kind of rise that we are seeing in India definitely not. So what is the good side of the story?

I know we all need answers to these questions. And the wait for the same is over. For all your answers with respect to emerging technology patents that are filed in the country, and how the patent filing process has faired for the various stakeholders in nasscom's latest report Unpacking India’s IP Ecosystem - For an Innovation-led Future”. Happy Reading!!


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Neha Jain
Senior Analyst

Neha Jain

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