{"id":39058,"date":"2025-03-12T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=39058"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:04:07","slug":"india-patent-applications-doubled-in-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-03-2025\/india-patent-applications-doubled-in-decade","title":{"rendered":"Rise in India\u2019s Patent Applications: WIPO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has witnessed a significant rise in intellectual property (IP) filings over the past decade, marking its progress as an innovation-driven economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to the<strong> World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),<\/strong> India&#8217;s patent applications have more than doubled, trademark filings have risen 2.5 times, and design filings have tripled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India has been ranked <strong>39th<\/strong> in the <strong>2024 Global Innovation Index<\/strong> and is a leader in Central and Southern Asia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Intellectual Property?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intellectual property (IP) refers to <strong>creations of the mind,<\/strong> such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IP is protected in law by patents, copyright and trademarks, <\/strong>which enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of intellectual property<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Patent: <\/strong>A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copyright:<\/strong> It is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trademark:<\/strong> It is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial design: <\/strong>It constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges in India&#8217;s IP Regime<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Patent Backlog:<\/strong> Despite increasing filings, patent examination and grant delays remain a significant issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IP Infringement:<\/strong> Weak enforcement mechanisms, leading to rampant counterfeiting and piracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low Patent Commercialization: <\/strong>Many patents filed in India do not get commercialized due to lack of industry-academia collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Competitiveness: <\/strong>India\u2019s innovation is dominated by foreign applicants, reflecting low domestic R&amp;D investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s initiative\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National IPR Policy 2016 <\/strong>encompassing all IPRs into a single vision document setting in place an institutional mechanism for implementation, monitoring and review of IP laws.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The policy encourages innovation and creativity by providing stronger protection and incentives for inventors, artists, and creators.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM):<\/strong> It has been set up to coordinate the implementation of the National IPR Policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), <\/strong>a \ufb02agship program to impart IP awareness and basic training in educational institutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection(SIPP):<\/strong> It is introduced to foster innovation and entrepreneurship by providing a supportive ecosystem for startups to protect and manage their IP assets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): <\/strong>It was set up by <strong>NITI Aayog in 2016 <\/strong>\u00a0to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in India. AIM has created <strong>four programs<\/strong> to support these functions:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atal Tinkering Labs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atal Incubation Centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atal New India Challenges and Atal Grand Challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentor India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concluding remarks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s impressive IP growth, marked by significant advancements in patents, industrial designs, and trademarks, underlines its commitment to fostering innovation and reinforcing its global economic presence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This momentum supports India&#8217;s broader goals of economic expansion and innovation-driven development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/strong>\u00a0<br>&#8211; It is a <strong>self-funding agency of the United Nations, <\/strong>that serves the world\u2019s innovators and creators, ensuring that their ideas travel safely to the market and improve lives everywhere.<br>&#8211; <strong>History:<\/strong> WIPO was established in <strong>1967<\/strong> by the<strong> WIPO Convention.<\/strong>\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>Members:<\/strong> The organization has <strong>193<\/strong> member states including both developing and developed nations like India, Italy, Israel, Austria, Bhutan, Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, Pakistan, the U.S. and the U.K.<br>1. India joined WIPO in <strong>1975.\u00a0<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Geneva, Switzerland.<br><strong>Global Treaties<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Madrid Protocol for Trademark Registration (1989)<\/strong>: It allows businesses to register and manage trademarks in multiple countries through a single application. With 115 members covering 131 countries, including India, it simplifies trademark protection, reduces costs, and centralizes renewals and modifications.<br>&#8211; <strong>Hague System (1925)<\/strong>: It enables industrial designs to be protected in multiple countries through a single application. Also administered by WIPO, the system has over 70 contracting parties covering 96 countries. However, <strong>India is not a member.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/economy\/patent-applications-from-india-more-than-doubled-in-a-decade-wipo\/article69313844.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has witnessed a significant rise in intellectual property (IP) filings over the past decade, marking its progress as an innovation-driven economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39059,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39058\/revisions\/39059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}