Patent application filings in India rise 30.2% to 1.43 lakh in 2025-26: GoyalIndia's patent filings reached a historic high of over 1.43 lakh in FY 2025-26, a 30.2% jump. Domestic innovators led this surge, with Tami...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Govt to decriminalise 1,000 minor offences, overhaul IP regimeThe government will identify 1,000 provisions penalising minor offences for decriminalisation soon. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal invited ...
14 Aug, 2025, 12.59 AM IST
India will not allow evergreening of patents: Piyush GoyalCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal affirmed India's commitment to preventing the "evergreening" of patents, despite having robust ...
26 Jul, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Indian pharma firms not copying products, India respect IP rights, says GoyalCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal refuted claims that Indian pharmaceutical firms copy Swiss products, calling it a long-standing...
10 Jun, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
Get evergreening patent requests very often, these benefit select few cos: Piyush GoyalPiyush Goyal stated that India frequently receives requests to extend pharmaceutical patents for minor modifications. He criticized this pr...
27 Apr, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Need to compress time to implement trademarks, copyrights: Piyush GoyalCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted the need to reduce the time for implementing trademarks and copyrights in India. He...
26 Mar, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
India’s patent filings double in five years, country now ranks 6th globallyIndia has experienced significant growth in intellectual property filings, with patents and industrial design filings doubling and trademar...
11 Nov, 2024, 09.20 PM IST
India issued one lakh patents in 2024, ten years back it was just 6000: Piyush GoyalIndia has seen a significant rise in the number of patents granted, reaching around one lakh in 2024, a substantial increase from the 6,000...
01 Jul, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
As many as 75,000 patents granted in last 10 months: Piyush Goyal"The Indian Patent Office has granted a record 75,000 patents in the last 10 months," he said, adding the government is making it easier to...
26 Jan, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
India grants record 41,010 patents in 2023-24 so far: Piyush GoyalPrime Minister Narendra Modi said this is a "notable feat" and it marks a milestone in India's journey towards an innovation-driven knowled...
17 Nov, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
Indian patent office hiring 900 professionals: DPIIT secretaryPatent filing has increased by ten times and trademark application filing by six times since 2016, according to Secretary in the Department...
13 Oct, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
India to double manpower to process IP applications: Piyush GoyalIndia's Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has announced plans to double manpower for processing Intellectual Property (IP) appl...
13 Oct, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
India proposes talks on gender equality, women in EFTA trade pact: Piyush GoyalEarlier India had opposed the inclusion of non-trade issues like gender in its trade pacts. On India’s patent office, Goyal said: “About 1,...
26 Apr, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
Need to fastrack clearance of patents filed by govt-related bodies: Piyush GoyalGoyal also asked them to explore the possibilities of merging Textile Research Associations (TRAs) or fostering partnerships among TRAs eng...
04 Nov, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
Goyal announces 80% fee cut for all recognised education institutions applying for patentsThis means the total fee for filing publication and renewal for an institute will become Rs 85,000 from about Rs 4,24,500 now.
17 Aug, 2021, 08.44 PM IST
Show big heart to back proposal for easy access to medicines: Piyush Goyal to global pharma“I am sure the industry will show big heart across the world and support the TRIPS waiver that India has proposed at the WTO so that the en...
25 Feb, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
India, US can close limited trade deal before Nov elections; ball in US’ court: Goyal“I just had a conversation with Lightizer that the entire trade package is ready and we can do it before elections…I’m open to signing it t...
01 Sep, 2020, 09.37 PM IST