A strong patent regime is one of the essential pillars for the
growing economy of any country. India has realized the importance
of having a powerful intellectual property (IP), accordingly, the
Government of India is putting rigorous efforts into aligning its
policies and systems to grow its IP ecosystem. There have been
substantial benefits offered by the Indian government for startups,
government institutes, universities, and women applicants. The said
efforts have materialized in the exponential growth of India in the
innovation index, its global ranking, the number of domestic and
international patent filings, and the grant of patent applications.
As per the published data, India has seen a 50% increase in patent
filings in the last seven years, has much-reduced backlogs at the
Patent Office, and has increased awareness of the IP among
different strata of society due to numerous campaigns and training
by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
