India (2024)
41,940
number of applications
+3.7% YoY
YoY Change
+3.7%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

India Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 41,940 +3.7%
2023 40,438 +5.0%
2022 38,517 +9.1%
2021 35,306 +5.0%
2020 33,630 -1.6%
2019 34,173 +1.2%
2018 33,766 +6.8%
2017 31,621 -0.7%
2016 31,858 -3.7%
2015 33,079 +7.4%
2014 30,814 -4.8%
2013 32,362 -5.9%
2012 34,402 +2.8%
2011 33,450 +8.2%
2010 30,909 +14.4%
2009 27,025 -11.1%
2008 30,387 +5.1%
2007 28,922 +24.4%
2006 23,242 +18.2%
2005 19,661 +46.2%

About this Dataset

India recorded 41,940 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +3.7%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 2,176 in 1992 to 41,940 in 2024.

This page tracks patent applications filed in India by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows.

Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks patent applications filed in India by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations).

The series peaked at 41,940 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,176 in 1992. The latest reading of 41,940 in 2024 represents a change of +3.7%.