intellectual property india

Indian Patent & Design Statistics Report – 2025

BananaIP’s Indian Patent and Design Statistics Report 2024 highlights a 60% increase in patent publications, a 15% drop in grants, and reduced examination rates. Delhi and Chennai emerge as top contributors to filings, showcasing trends in India’s evolving IP landscape.

En Masse Abandonment of Trade Mark Applications by the Indian Trade Mark Office

It has been brought to the notice of SiNApSE Team that numerous trade mark applications have been abandoned by the Indian Trade Mark Office...

StartUp India: Patents and Business

In the past year the Indian startup industry has made tremendous strides with some large acquisitions, layoffs, new entries from abroad, move towards app only...

‘Affordability, Availability, Accessibility of medicines’

The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy, headed by Professor T. Ramakrishna (Chair professor of IP at NLSIU), and the MHRD Chair on...

Igniting Creativity for Business Advantage – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at Mahindra

The following presentation titled ‘Igniting Creativity for Business Advantage’ was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at Mahindra Two Wheelers on 8th December, 2015. The...

Introduction to Pre-grant & Post-grant Oppositions to Patent Applications

This post provides an analytical overview of pre-grant and post-grant opposition provisions in Indian patent law. It explains the procedural and substantive changes introduced by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005.

Request for Examination of a Patent Application – Mandatory Requirement in India

Filing a request for examination is a mandatory requirement for patent applications in India. The request must be made within 48 months, using Form-18 and the prescribed fee, to initiate the formal examination process under the Indian Patent Act.