The Office of the
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (hereinafter referred to
as the ‘Office’), aims to meet requirements of constantly changing IP landscape
and aspires to strengthen the culture of transparency, accountability and
efficiency in its management. It endeavors to establish a vibrant and balanced
IP regime in the country to support the country’s innovation and developmental
objectives. The Office has undergone sweeping transformations due to various
initiatives for easing of access to all stakeholders, augmenting efficiency in
processing of IP applications, accomplishing uniformity and consistency in the
examination of application, strengthening transparency and dissemination of IP
related information, nurturing bilateral co-operation at the international
level and leveraging the level of IP awareness amongst the public.
With its responsibilities
in mind, the Office on April 03, 2017, released its Annual Report for the year
2015-16. The details of the activities performed by various offices under the
Office during the year 2015-16 as well as the revenue and expenditure details
of all offices under the Office and other relevant statistics are also included
in it. Some of the highlights are mentioned in detail below–
The Office has shown consistent growth
over the years. This year, being no exception, witnessed an enormous surge of
about 30 % in filing of intellectual property applications, (341,086) compared
to the previous year (262,638). The trends of the last five years with respect
of filing of intellectual property applications are shown below –
Patents:
· During the last financial year, 46,904 patent
applications were filed exhibiting about 10 % growth in filing as compared to
previous years. The trends of the last five years with respect to patent
applications filed, examined, granted and disposed are given below. Disposal of
application includes patent granted, refused, withdrawn and abandoned
applications during the year. The trends for the last five years are given
below –
Designs:
During the year, 11,108 design
applications were filed, which showed an increase of 19 % as compared to the
last year. The number of design applications examined also increased to 9,426
in 2015-16 as compared to 7,459 during 2015-15. 7,904 designs were registered
during the year as compared to 7,147 during 2014-15. The trends for last five
years are given below –
Trademarks:
In this year, 283,060 trademark
applications were filed. As compared to the previous year there is an increase
of almost 35 % in the filing. 267,861 applications were examined recording a
staggering 60 % increase in examination and 65,045 trademarks were registered
recording 55 % increase in registration as compared to the last year. The
trends for the last five years are as follows –
Geographical Indications:
Since September 15, 2003, a total number
of 543 applications have been received till March 31, March, 2016. During the
reporting year, 17 applications were filed and 200 applications were examined.
A total number of 26 Geographical Indications were registered. The trends in GI
applications filed, examined and registered during the last five years are
given below–
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