India’s MSME25 Innovation Index
India's Most Innovative MSMEs - Patent Filing Trends & Strategies
Key Findings
Where are these MSME25 located?
- 7 of the MSME25 companies have their headquarters in Karnataka.
- Maharashtra holds the second position with 5 MSME25 companies.
- Uttar Pradesh grabs the third spot with 4 MSME25 companies.
State-wise Contribution of Patent & Design Filings by MSME25 within India
- Maximum applications were filed by MSME25 companies from Karnataka.
- MSME25 companies from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu also witnessed a significant rise in application filings.
- MSME25 companies from Gujarat, Kerala, Haryana, and Delhi are projected to achieve more than 100 application filings per state.
Jurisdiction-wise Contribution of Patent & Design Filings by MSME25 Outside India
- WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) is the most preferable route for MSME25 companies to file their application outside India.
- Most foreign applications were published in the USA, followed by EP (European Patent Office).
MSME25 Patent & Design Filing Trends
Top Technologies
Approx 40% of applications were filed in Engineering, followed by Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and Life Sciences (LS) with 30% applications in each field
Top Industries
- The maximum number of applications were filed in Automotive (Engineering), followed by Electrical & Electronics (ICT) and Biotech (LS) industries
- Manufacturing, Games, and IT also witnessed significant patent filings.
Patent Filing Trends by SMEs and Startups in India
- The highest number of patent applications (1408) filed by Indian SMEs and startups was recorded in 2019.
- The number of filings by Indian SMEs and startups has also consistently risen during this time.
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