{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-patent-applications-residents/","title":"India Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"India's Patent Applications by Residents: 63,217 number of applications in 2024, +26.8% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","India","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"1990/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"India Patent Applications by Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2024)","value":"63,217","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+26.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+26.8%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":1147},{"period":"1991","value":1267},{"period":"1992","value":1248},{"period":"1993","value":1209},{"period":"1994","value":1588},{"period":"1995","value":1545},{"period":"1996","value":1661},{"period":"1997","value":1926},{"period":"1998","value":2247},{"period":"1999","value":2206},{"period":"2000","value":2206},{"period":"2001","value":2379},{"period":"2002","value":2693},{"period":"2003","value":3425},{"period":"2004","value":4014},{"period":"2005","value":4721},{"period":"2006","value":5686},{"period":"2007","value":6296},{"period":"2008","value":6425},{"period":"2009","value":7262},{"period":"2010","value":8853},{"period":"2011","value":8841},{"period":"2012","value":9553},{"period":"2013","value":10669},{"period":"2014","value":12040},{"period":"2015","value":12579},{"period":"2016","value":13199},{"period":"2017","value":14961},{"period":"2018","value":16289},{"period":"2019","value":19454},{"period":"2020","value":23141},{"period":"2021","value":26267},{"period":"2022","value":38551},{"period":"2023","value":49860},{"period":"2024","value":63217}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"63217.0","yoyChange":"+26.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"49860.0","yoyChange":"+29.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"38551.0","yoyChange":"+46.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"26267.0","yoyChange":"+13.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"23141.0","yoyChange":"+19.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"19454.0","yoyChange":"+19.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"16289.0","yoyChange":"+8.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"14961.0","yoyChange":"+13.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"13199.0","yoyChange":"+4.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"12579.0","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"12040.0","yoyChange":"+12.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"10669.0","yoyChange":"+11.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"9553.0","yoyChange":"+8.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"8841.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"8853.0","yoyChange":"+21.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"7262.0","yoyChange":"+13.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"6425.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"6296.0","yoyChange":"+10.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"5686.0","yoyChange":"+20.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"4721.0","yoyChange":"+17.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}