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Figure 38: Trend in Patent Applications Filed in India
60000 Total Resident Non-resident
Total Patent Applications Filed 40000
50000
30000
20000
10000
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Source: WIPO
8.45 Unlike India, Brazil and Canada, other top ten economies (GDP current US$) have a higher
share of patent applications by residents than non-residents (Figure 39). Improving resident
share in patents should be a matter of priority to make advancements in innovation.
Figure 39: Patent Applications Filed by Residents and Non-Residents, 2019
100 54 11 20 31 37 11 9
Percent of total applications 60 46 89 80 69 64 63 89 91 78 88
80
40
20
36
0
USA China Japan Germany India UK France Italy 22 Brazil 12 Canada
Resident Non-Resident
Source: WIPO
8.46 Figure 40 shows the trend in total trademark applications filed in India by resident and
non-residents during the period 1990-2019. Unlike patents, the total number of trademark
applications filed in India has risen steeply since 1999 mainly on account of increase in trademark
applications filed by residents.
