Over 86,000 AI patents filed in India in 15 years, nation stays on international map: Nasscom, ETCFO
Bengaluru, India continues to take care of its fifth place within the total international patent filings and over 86,000 AI-related patents have been filed between 2010 and 2025, accounting for greater than 25 per cent of all expertise patents within the nation, a Nasscom report mentioned on Friday.
The tempo of innovation has accelerated dramatically, with the variety of AI patents filed between 2021 and 2025 being seven instances greater than these filed between 2010 and 2015.
Notably, 63 per cent of those AI patents originated in India, whereas 17 per cent have been first filed in the USA.
Machine Studying (ML) stays essentially the most broadly used method inside AI patents, comprising over 55 per cent of the whole AI filings. Inside this, Generative AI (GenAI) is rising as a significant driver of innovation, accounting for 50 per cent of all ML-related patents, the report famous.
“Whereas India has made regular progress in strengthening its mental property regime, with elevated filings and a extra responsive Indian Patent Workplace, lengthy timelines for patent approvals and high quality patents stay key issues when in comparison with superior economies,” mentioned Rajesh Nambiar, President, Nasscom.
Steadily strengthening its place as a world innovation hub, India noticed over 90,000 patents filed in FY24 – marking its seventh consecutive yr of progress. This rise, led primarily by resident filers, highlights the nation’s increasing home innovation capabilities and the rising help from its innovation ecosystem.
An all-time excessive of greater than 100,000 patents have been granted in FY24, a 3X improve over the earlier yr, reflecting each the improved effectivity of the Indian Patent Workplace and the rising high quality of functions aligned with international innovation requirements.
In FY24, Indian resident filers accounted for over 55 per cent of whole filings, up from 52.3 per cent in FY23, marking a 19 per cent year-on yr improve.
The nation’s patent-to-GDP ratio has elevated 2.6 instances – from 144 in 2013 to 381 in 2023 – signalling the rising significance of an innovation-led economic system.
Rising at an annual fee of 149.4 per cent, India’s share in whole international patents granted elevated over 2X to achieve 3.8 per cent in 2023 from 1.7 per cent the earlier yr, in line with the report launched on the eve of ‘World Mental Property (IP) Day’.
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