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India's IP Filings 2020-2025
July 27 , 2025
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- India has observed a substantial 44% increase in Intellectual Property (IP) filings over the past five years.
- It was a development primarily driven by strategic policy reforms and extensive digitisation initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- The total number of IP applications from Indian citizens escalated from 477,533 in 2020-21 to 689,991 in 2024-25.
- Geographical Indications (GI) demonstrated remarkable growth, soaring by 380%,
- It is followed by Designs at 266%, Patents at 180%, Copyright at 83%, Trade marks at 28%, and Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Designs (SICLD) at 20%.
- Key reforms include the simplification of the IP laws and rules, the mandatory electronic submission of patent documents, and a 10% fee reduction for online patent filings.
- The examination period for patents has been reduced to 31 months, and the frequency for filing 'working statements of patents' is now triennial.
- Some Initiatives like the 'IP Sarthi Chatbot' and the National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) have further bolstered IP awareness.
- As of today, 697 Geographical Indications have been successfully registered.
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