India has a well-established judicial system to work out an
effective intellectual property (IP) ecosystem. Based on feedback
from stakeholders, the government has taken several initiatives to
create awareness and inculcate a culture of innovation in India.
During the year, the IP offices have been radically transformed
through numerous initiatives, which have contributed tremendously
to the understanding of IP and easing the patenting system to make
it more user-friendly. Some of the developments that happened in
2017 are discussed herein.
One of the significant achievements has been to conduct various
awareness programmes to make IP-related issues understandable, and
imparting knowledge to various sectors including universities,
industries and the general public. The collaborations among the
Indian Patent Office and industry associations like the Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Associated
