India (2024)
63,217
number of applications
+26.8% YoY
YoY Change
+26.8%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

India Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 63,217 +26.8%
2023 49,860 +29.3%
2022 38,551 +46.8%
2021 26,267 +13.5%
2020 23,141 +19.0%
2019 19,454 +19.4%
2018 16,289 +8.9%
2017 14,961 +13.3%
2016 13,199 +4.9%
2015 12,579 +4.5%
2014 12,040 +12.9%
2013 10,669 +11.7%
2012 9,553 +8.1%
2011 8,841 -0.1%
2010 8,853 +21.9%
2009 7,262 +13.0%
2008 6,425 +2.0%
2007 6,296 +10.7%
2006 5,686 +20.4%
2005 4,721 +17.6%

About this Dataset

India recorded 63,217 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +26.8%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 1,147 in 1990 to 63,217 in 2024.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of India from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation.

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 the number of patent applications filed by residents of India from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. 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 63,217 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,147 in 1990. The latest reading of 63,217 in 2024 represents a change of +26.8%.