42,000 patent applications filed in 2011

According to an official statement from the Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, 42,000 patent applications were filed in 2011. Such a huge number of patent applications indicates rising trend of patent filings.

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (NIIPM) building at Nagpur, emphasising upon the recognition by the country of need for creating a pool of trained professionals to evaluate and assess the applications.

The Ministry also has plans to establish the India Intellectual Property Foundation at NIIPM, with collaboration of CII and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

In the wake of increasing workload of patent application, Indian Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has recently recruited 257 examiners of patents and designs, who will undergo a comprehensive one-year training at NIIPM.

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