Domestic patent filing surpasses the international patent filing during Jan-Mar 2022, First time in 11 yrs

Sakshi Education

India has achieved yet another milestone in the context of the Intellectual Property innovation ecosystem as the number of domestic patent filing has surpassed the number of international patent filing at the Indian Patent Office for the first time in the last 11 years.
A total of 19,796 patent applications were filed, out of which 10,706 were filed by Indian applicants against 9,090 by non-Indian applicants in the quarter from January to March 2022.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has appreciated the consistent efforts made by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on strengthening the IPR regime in the country by fostering innovation and reducing compliance burden. The coordinated effort by the DPIIT and IP office has led to increased IP awareness among all strata of society.
These efforts have on one hand led to increase in the number of IPR filings, on the other hand has reduced the pendency of patent applications at IP offices. Mr. Goyal also mentioned that this will take India a step closer to its ambitious target of being in the top 25 nations of Global Innovation Index.