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Universities overtook companies in Q2, filing 44.7% of 10,955 designs against 43.1%, and reached half of all designs in the 19 June issue. Company filing fell 5% and spread across more filers, with the top ten companies now holding 18% of company designs. The median time to registration rose from 119 to 156 days, and to 244 days for company designs.
India registered 10,893 designs in Q1 2026. Companies filed 45.6% and universities 43.3%, with universities supplying around 78% of the medical, electronics and measuring-instrument designs. New filings now register in a median of 48 days, while older applications took a median of 575, and only 23 Indian-origin designs claimed priority from a filing abroad.
Around 28,000 Design Patents Granted in Just 8 Months – What’s Driving This Boom?
India's design patent landscape is experiencing exponential growth, with over 28,000 issued from January to August 2024. This unprecedented rise indicates the increasing recognition of intellectual property rights by businesses across various sectors.
Empowering Indian start-ups and manufacturers to own, protect, and lead with innovative designs.
The importance of design patents in today’s competitive landscape. Emphasize how Indian industries, from startups to manufacturing giants, can harness the power of design protection to foster innovation and differentiate themselves in the global market.
Industrial Design Application Drafting: Professional preparation and drafting of the Industrial Design Application in accordance with the applicable provisions and filing requirements under the Indian Designs Act, 2000 and Rules thereunder, with particular emphasis on the proper identification and selection of the applicable design classification, ensuring that the design is appropriately classified for filing before the Design Office, Kolkata.