As per the Intellectual property India annual report (2019-20) released a few days ago,Andhra Pradeshfiled 484 patents in 2019-20 compared to 321 in 2018-19. The state has maintained its 11th position in the
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Punjab recorded 117% Growth during this time by filing 1,435 patents. The top three states in terms of patent applications in 2019-20 were Maharashtra (4,741), Nadu (3,546) andKarnataka(2,230).
Other states and Union territories that showed a noteworthy jump were Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and north-eastern states.
Of the 56,267 applications, Indians filed 20,843 patents, while the foreign applications contributed to the lions share of this figure at 35,424. Domestic filing was about 37% of the total applications filed as compared to 33.6% during the last year.