Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
India's international patent filing dips by 29%

In 2009, India's patent application filing is at 761 against 1,070 in 2008

New Delhi: The economic slowdown has had an impact on India's international patent filings under World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Provisional data released by WIPO indicates that there has been a sharp drop in India's patent filings in 2009 by 29 per cent.

In 2009, India's patent application filing is at 761 against 1,070 in 2008. The 2009 figures are even less than 2007 by 140 numbers.

India's drop is very acute considering the fact that the international patent filing has shown a drop of 4.5 percent in 2009. Even countries like US, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Israel have shown a negative growth in the band from 11.2 per cent to 17.2 per cent.  

The patent application has shown greatest decline in computer, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies.   
 
On the other hand, China has improved its position by showing 29.7 per cent increase in 2009 and taking its tally to 7,946 from 6,128 in 2008.

This shows the commitment Chinese companies have for technology development be it electrical machinery, digital communication, computer technology, medical technology or pharmaceuticals.

In terms of international applications received from developing countries, India stands third, followed by Singapore (594), Brazil (480), South Africa (389), Turkey (371), Malaysia (218), Mexico (185) and Barbados (96). Republic of Korea leads the table with 8,066 followed by China with 7,946 applications.  
    
The United States of America has maintained its top ranking by filing 45,790 applications which is one-third of all international applications in 2009, followed by Japan (29,287 applications), Germany (16,736 applications), Republic of Korea (8,066 applications) and China (7,946 applications).

With respect to corporate filing, Panasonic is at number one slot followed by Huawei, Bosch, Philips and Qualcomm.

University of California has accounted for the largest number of applications published in the category of educational institutions.

The largest growth rates were experienced in micro-structural and nano-technology (+10.2%), semiconductors (+10%) and thermal processes and apparatus (+ 7.2%).

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