Parliament Question: Intellectual Property Rights Applications

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 02ND DECEMBER, 2025. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS APPLICATIONS 309. SHRI RADHAKRISHNA: Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री (a) the details of Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Copyrights and SCILD applications, including filed, examined, granted, rejected, disposed, withdrawn and abandoned, during the last five years, year and field-wise; (b) the details of such applications, category-wise for natural persons, start-ups, small entities and educational institutions; and (c) the applicant-wise details by citizens, foreign nationals' residents and non- residents? ANSWER वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA) (a): Answer is placed at Annexure-I (b): Answer is placed at Annexure-II (c): Answer is placed at Annexure-III ********ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025. Part (a): the details of Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Copyrights and SCILD applications, including filed, examined, granted, rejected, disposed, withdrawn and abandoned, during the last five years, year and field-wise; Answer of Part(a): 1. Patent Applications (a) Filed Financial Grand BIOCHEMISTRY BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Chemical CHEMISTRY CIVIL COMPUTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS FOOD MECHANICAL METALLURGY Miscellaneous NA PHYSICS POLYMER TEXTILE Year COMMUNICATION Total 2020- 878 4669 3240 8987 793 6449 6543 3791 5389 569 11032 876 71 79 2689 1589 859 58503 2021 2021- 1096 4679 3593 9642 851 7609 8630 4169 6607 654 12458 1028 9 30 2784 1780 822 66441 2022 2022- 1620 5562 4104 1 11148 1025 9736 11875 5139 7610 806 16705 1038 368 48 3276 1964 783 82808 2023 2023- 1475 6292 4443 12761 1263 10021 15671 5617 8134 1060 16523 1343 863 34 3409 2279 975 92163 2024 2024- 2128 10160 4217 15102 1475 10610 18043 7300 10941 1211 19049 1526 324 22 4528 2621 1115 110372 2025 (b) Examined Financial BIOCHEMISTRY BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY CIVIL COMMUNICATION COMPUTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS FOOD MECHANICAL METALLURGY Miscellaneous PHYSICS POLYMER TEXTILE Grand Total Year 2020- 2021 1205 3895 2146 9550 1007 6829 9183 5501 8153 375 16564 1577 1 3968 2416 783 73153 2021- 2022 663 5698 2495 7533 957 8563 8198 3940 7283 655 12030 1671 3879 1473 1503 66541 2022- 2023 293 4291 1864 6725 718 5605 5350 3910 5684 133 9672 964 1 2620 1382 739 49951 2023- 2024 357 1012 737 3773 134 3199 2157 1337 1741 89 2119 278 5 637 712 134 18421 2024- 2025 339 973 253 3151 2 2637 2804 1301 2286 101 498 271 5 420 662 20 15723(c) Grant Financial BIOCHEMISTRY BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY CIVIL COMMUNICATION COMPUTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS FOOD MECHANICAL METALLURGY Miscellaneous PHYSICS POLYMER TEXTILE Grand Total Year 2020-2021 426 883 1007 7251 429 1702 1149 2276 2385 204 6244 684 19 1277 1997 452 28385 2021-2022 520 1120 1124 6742 435 1796 1537 2670 2617 262 6991 645 41 1569 1563 425 30057 2022-2023 445 1351 1465 5931 481 2085 2442 3190 3339 345 8569 813 49 1809 1310 502 34126 2023-2024 744 5697 2376 9849 2061 9911 7577 8918 11119 378 31245 2982 20 6170 1979 2024 103050 2024-2025 286 2701 677 3558 141 6723 4661 2606 5397 89 3425 766 11 1425 790 248 33504 (d) Refused Financial Grand Year BIOCHEMISTRY BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY CIVIL COMMUNICATION COMPUTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS FOOD MECHANICAL METALLURGY Miscellaneous PHYSICS POLYMER TEXTILE Total 2020-2021 91 243 265 1018 71 310 543 299 531 33 1023 50 9 198 152 58 4894 2021-2022 116 197 285 1058 71 294 531 329 558 48 1227 83 16 280 205 67 5365 2022-2023 160 187 440 936 121 397 744 437 590 82 1393 135 43 284 143 74 6166 2023-2024 221 667 656 1721 257 1132 1414 930 1418 92 3442 183 31 842 182 228 13416 2024-2025 75 635 188 599 33 571 1090 397 706 27 773 51 10 266 55 46 5522 (e) Withdrawn Withdrwan Grand Financial Year BIOCHEMISTRY BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY CIVIL COMMUNICATION COMPUTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS FOOD MECHANICAL METALLURGY Miscellaneous NA PHYSICS POLYMER TEXTILE Total 2020-2021 17 61 69 112 13 210 192 53 101 7 223 64 36 61 27 27 1273 2021-2022 5 29 53 61 5 196 40 22 56 11 61 6 15 26 7 11 604 2022-2023 18 14 115 79 10 36 44 41 30 18 86 3 29 21 20 5 569 2023-2024 28 24 126 89 17 70 87 31 44 9 144 10 18 39 17 12 765 2024-2025 47 86 204 154 3 70 74 43 39 16 128 7 5 30 24 6 936(f) Abondoned Financial Year BIOCHEMISTRY BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY CIVIL COMMUNICATION COMPUTER ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS FOOD MECHANICAL METALLURGY Misclleneous PHYSICS POLYMER TEXTILE Grand Total 2020-2021 343 1045 659 1897 251 1201 2658 1301 1995 154 4458 256 4 756 684 179 17841 2021-2022 1 0 0 6 0 1 3 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 22 2022-2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2023-2024 433 2331 1290 2709 373 1852 3728 1297 2269 227 4609 399 69 1384 434 433 23837 2024-2025 54 528 400 640 57 264 607 226 346 16 773 30 0 238 89 67 4335 2. Industrial Design: (i) Year wise consolidated data of Design is as under FY-YEAR Filed Registered Refused Abondoned Disposed Examined 2020-2021 14242 9147 71 63 9281 13846 2021-2022 22699 15262 174 219 15655 22120 2022-2023 22697 23399 290 207 23896 21905 2023-2024 30388 30669 1407 846 32922 29635 2024-2025 43005 30349 606 970 31925 38009 (ii) There are no field in case of design, however class wise data is from 01.04.2025 to 25.11.2025 is as under:- IDC IDC_NAME CLASS Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposal Examined CODE 1 01-00-Foodstuffs CLASS-01 477 243 14 13 270 459 02-00-Articles of clothing and 2 CLASS-02 17831 14692 383 404 15479 17225 haberdashery 03-00-Travel goods, cases, parasols and personal 3 CLASS-03 3244 2502 64 54 2620 3125 belongings, not elsewhere specified 4 04-00-Brushware CLASS-04 928 681 30 34 745 868 05-00-Textile piecegoods, 5 artificial and natural sheet CLASS-05 2123 1976 57 42 2075 2053 material6 06-00-Furnishing CLASS-06 8045 6199 184 202 6585 7717 07-00-Household good, not 7 CLASS-07 6438 5170 189 199 5558 6233 elsewhere specified 8 08-00-Tools and hardware CLASS-08 5192 4141 111 90 4342 4987 09-00-Packages and containers 9 for the transport or handling of CLASS-09 9214 7366 238 218 7822 8769 goods 10-00-Clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, 10 CLASS-10 9317 7076 124 162 7362 8531 checking and signalling instruments 11 11-00-Articles of adornment CLASS-11 7408 5727 125 90 5942 7011 12-00-Means of transport or 12 CLASS-12 13208 11347 169 123 11639 12478 hoisting 13-00-Equipment for production, 13 distribution or transformation of CLASS-13 7189 5770 104 109 5983 6747 electricity 14-00-Recording, 14 telecommunication or data CLASS-14 11662 8803 132 269 9204 10554 processing equipment 15-00-Machines, not elsewhere 15 CLASS-15 12001 9158 127 90 9375 11158 specified 16-00-Photographic, 16 cinematographic and optical CLASS-16 1279 1027 23 15 1065 1235 apparatus 17 17-00-Musical instruments CLASS-17 130 101 5 4 110 122 18-00-Printing and office 18 CLASS-18 262 177 5 5 187 250 machinery 19-00-Stationery and office 19 equipment, artists’ and teaching CLASS-19 2487 1761 62 37 1860 2374 materials 20-00-Sales and advertising 20 CLASS-20 690 580 8 5 593 649 equipment, signs 21-00-Games, toys, tents and 21 CLASS-21 3380 2511 49 58 2618 3199 sports goods 22-00-Arms, pyrotechnic articles, 22 articles for hunting, fishing and CLASS-22 766 476 22 20 518 706 pest killing23-00-Fluid distribution equipment, sanitary, heating, 23 CLASS-23 9734 8248 155 106 8509 9347 ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, solid fuel 24-00-Medical and laboratory 24 CLASS-24 16038 12746 137 99 12982 14771 equipment 25-00-Building units and 25 CLASS-25 3094 2288 72 81 2441 2949 construction elements 26 26-00-Lighting apparatus CLASS-26 3482 2884 96 124 3104 3396 27-00-Tobacco and smokers 27 CLASS-27 182 134 9 5 148 179 supplies 28-00-Pharmaceutical and 28 cosmetic products, toiler articles CLASS-28 2709 2000 77 259 2336 2636 and apparatus 29-00-Devices and equipment 29 against fire hazards, for accident CLASS-29 917 704 12 20 736 890 prevention and for rescue 30-00-Articles for the care and 30 CLASS-30 573 446 14 9 469 527 handling of animals 31-00-Machines and appliances 31 for preparing food or drink, not CLASS-31 1405 1140 26 26 1192 1340 elsewhere specified 32-00-Graphic symbols and 32 logos, surface patterns, CLASS-32 100 2 3 1 6 84 ornamentation 33 99-00-Miscellaneous CLASS-99 67 4 20 30 54 73 3. Trade mark: (i) Year wise consolidated data of trademark is as under:- Examined Fn-Year Filed Registered Refused Abondoned Disposed 463912 2020-2021 431213 255976 18675 16205 43366 431520 2021-2022 447805 261408 49307 3796 60026395405 2022-2023 466580 231977 32243 20752 60058 721944 2023-2024 476089 279717 53232 85109 153542 156403 2024-2025 552190 382834 33214 40625 88632 (ii) There are no field in case of trademark, however class wise data is from 01.04.2025 to 25.11.2025 is as under. Sr No Class Description Class Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposal Examined Chemical used in industry, science, photography, agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire 1 extinguishing compositions; tempering and CLASS-01 39056 22385 1398 1606 3237 36050 soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesive used in industry Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; 2 mordents; raw natural resins; metals in foil and CLASS-02 11649 7043 578 570 1249 10649 powder form for painters; decorators; printers and artists Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning; polishing; scouring and 3 CLASS-03 118010 58212 8447 6754 16173 101272 abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions, dentifrices Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; 4 CLASS-04 12128 7383 596 630 1358 11206 fuels(including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles, wicks Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for 5 CLASS-05 364935 185184 31584 27104 61581 308069 dressings; materials for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparation for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicidesCommon metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; non-electric cables and 6 wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of CLASS-06 30226 18408 1460 1374 3039 27383 metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and 7 transmission components (except for land vehicles); CLASS-07 42763 25448 2303 1915 4555 41546 agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); 8 CLASS-08 9918 6621 359 302 721 9702 cutlery; side arms; razors Scientific, nautical, surveying, electric, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus for recording, transmission or 9 reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data CLASS-09 126567 74643 5713 5190 11976 127998 carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus 10 and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; CLASS-10 31905 19476 1029 1433 2637 31157 orthopaedic articles; suture materials Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, 11 cooking, refrigerating, drying ventilating, water CLASS-11 51592 31910 2762 2810 5899 47045 supply and sanitary purposes Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or 12 CLASS-12 26500 15780 1329 1045 2626 25123 water Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; 13 CLASS-13 1819 1202 43 39 94 1579 fire works Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in 14 CLASS-14 34172 20159 1026 1304 2484 28732 other classes; jewellery, precious stones; horological and other chronometric instruments15 Musical instruments CLASS-15 1895 1384 35 30 72 1785 Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; 16 CLASS-16 39633 26412 1114 1334 2807 36403 typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); playing cards; printers' type; printing blocks Rubber, gutta percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included 17 in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in CLASS-17 19359 11197 1168 1065 2392 17810 manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other 18 classes; animal skins, hides, trunks and travelling CLASS-18 24061 15439 980 806 1903 22594 bags; umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery Building materials, (non-metallic), non-metallic rigid pipes for building; asphalt, pitch and bitumen; non- 19 CLASS-19 33785 20948 1780 1970 4026 29625 metallic transportable buildings; monuments, not of metal. Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods(not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, 20 wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, CLASS-20 36862 22485 1355 1680 3206 32355 mother- of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics Household or kitchen utensils and containers(not of precious metal or coated therewith); combs and sponges; brushes(except paints brushes); brush 21 making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; CLASS-21 44175 27697 1719 1725 3667 38564 steelwool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, 22 CLASS-22 5490 3790 139 126 301 4981 sacks and bags (not included in other classes)padding and stuffing materials(except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials 23 Yarns and threads, for textile use CLASS-23 3610 2565 92 104 212 3319 Textiles and textile goods, not included in other 24 CLASS-24 29930 19945 1123 1303 2574 26891 classes; bed and table covers. 25 Clothing, footwear, headgear CLASS-25 178766 105376 11184 9604 21852 154701 Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, 26 CLASS-26 6797 4652 212 166 418 6053 hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other 27 materials for covering existing floors; wall CLASS-27 6096 4152 146 153 320 5567 hangings(non-textile) Games and playthings, gymnastic and sporting 28 articles not included in other classes; decorations for CLASS-28 25729 15711 843 878 1857 23663 Christmas trees Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; 29 CLASS-29 72620 37848 4528 5175 10228 62574 jellies, jams, fruit sauces; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from 30 cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; CLASS-30 137967 69561 9250 10140 20421 117763 honey, treacle; yeast, baking powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces, (condiments); spices; ice Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes; live animals; 31 CLASS-31 41590 24342 1826 2433 4579 35576 fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals, malt Beers, mineral and aerated waters, and other non- 32 alcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups CLASS-32 35356 17720 1882 2277 4532 30313 and other preparations for making beverages 33 Alcoholic beverages(except beers) CLASS-33 13483 6961 706 613 1500 12579 34 Tobacco, smokers' articles, matches CLASS-34 15020 7488 1477 1241 2912 13444 Advertising, business management, business 35 CLASS-35 241379 148704 8310 10515 20467 210162 administration, office functions. Insurance, financial affairs; monetary affairs; real 36 CLASS-36 44483 25736 983 1997 3479 39664 estate affairs. 37 Building construction; repair; installation services. CLASS-37 35878 22510 734 1158 2125 32509 38 Telecommunications. CLASS-38 21845 13833 525 1029 1747 22337Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel 39 CLASS-39 26566 16550 591 1214 1986 23884 arrangement. 40 Treatment of materials. CLASS-40 10266 6673 165 229 454 10781 Education; providing of training; entertainment; 41 CLASS-41 113126 72231 2661 5184 8697 102642 sporting and cultural activities. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and 42 CLASS-42 79898 50030 1629 2022 4330 81553 research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. Services for providing food and drink; temporary 43 CLASS-43 82641 46144 2687 4850 8122 68948 accommodation. Medical services, veterinary services, hygienic and 44 beauty care for human beings or animals; CLASS-44 47277 28541 1132 2326 3774 41329 agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social 45 CLASS-45 25453 15714 505 1258 1905 23192 services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. 4. Copyright Disposed Financial Application S.No. Class of Work Examined Registered Rejected Withdrwan Abandoned Year Filed Artistic 6091 5227 3652 50 2 545 4249 Cinematograph Film 419 344 230 7 0 78 315 Music 286 135 69 5 0 117 191 1 2020-2021 Sound Recording 1852 1674 969 0 0 117 1086 Literary/ Dramatic 14191 12970 10514 56 18 1785 12373 Computer Software 1610 1172 961 25 0 267 1253 Artistic 6558 6481 4224 31 6 2 4263 2 2021-2022 Cinematograph Film 346 334 233 2 0 0 235Music 337 132 40 0 0 0 40 Sound Recording 4642 4686 2332 1 0 1 2334 Literary/ Dramatic 17159 15851 12867 81 3 7 12958 Computer Software 1946 1614 974 10 2 1 987 Artistic 4767 5420 2963 23 1 1647 4634 Cinematograph Film 439 342 115 0 0 100 215 Music 282 126 35 2 0 383 420 3 2022-2023 Sound Recording 1375 2198 888 0 1 1307 2196 Literary/ Dramatic 20673 15064 7266 48 5 4750 12069 Computer Software 1930 1845 812 29 0 795 1636 Artistic 8912 12515 8221 22 1 1419 9663 Cinematograph Film 318 732 455 1 0 176 632 Music 312 262 135 0 0 249 384 4 2023-2024 Sound Recording 2513 3669 2006 3 31 704 2744 Literary/ Dramatic 22048 35465 24749 18 6 4401 29174 Computer Software 2623 3670 2429 5 1 691 3126 Artistic 8822 9855 5725 4 4 93 5826 Cinematograph Film 427 461 243 2 1 4 250 Music 398 264 97 0 1 3 101 5 2024-2025 Sound Recording 1837 3569 1932 0 1 4 1937 Literary/ Dramatic 28983 27254 17023 4 24 93 17144 Computer Software 3628 3282 1746 3 4 15 17685. Geographical Indications: There is no provision for field wise application in case of GI applications. Year Filed Examined Registered Rejected Disposed Withdrawn Abandoned 2020-2021 58 NIL 05 NIL NIL NIL NIL 2021-2022 116 46 50 NIL NIL NIL NIL 2022-2023 211 100 55 NIL NIL 2 NIL 2023-2024 134 98 160 NIL NIL NIL NIL 2024-2025 275 212 62 NIL NIL NIL NIL 6. SCILD: There is no statutory provision for application field-wise classification in the SICLD application in the SICLD Registry (SICLD Act 2000 and SICLD Rules 2001). Not-accepted/ Financial Year Filed Examined # Registered Disposed Abandoned 2020-21 5 0 0 0 0 2021-22 2 0 0 0 0 2022-23 8 10 0 4 4 2023-24 2 1 5 2 7 2024-25 6 0 0 0 0 # Objections Examined includes an Application’s first to Acceptance report *******ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025. Part(b): the details of such applications, category-wise for natural persons, start-ups, small entities and educational institutions. Answer of Part(b) 1. Patents : Total Applicant- Abandoned Abandoned Application Examined Granted Refused Withdrawn Type 21(1) 9(1) Filed Others 0 6 2 1 1 5 0 Educational 120271 10628 3571 413 71 629 7 Institution Natural 90627 30776 21959 6548 466 9350 1785 Person Other than Natural 256336 182674 197583 28921 4372 31131 2667 Person Small Entity 14098 16589 13570 1061 69 711 94 Start-Up 13089 4172 2174 344 40 257 196 * The table includes data for patent applications filed from 01.04.2020 to 24.11.2025. 2. Design: (i) Natural Person FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020- 4738 2044 16 13 2073 4432 2021 2021- 9700 5209 102 41 5352 9248 2022 2022- 8124 7719 79 107 7905 7968 2023 2023- 12910 11559 514 851 12924 12305 2024 2024- 19575 13544 612 340 14496 17235 2025(ii) Small entity FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 1879 1406 9 6 1421 1787 2021-2022 3224 2126 31 10 2167 3097 2022-2023 3196 3002 26 34 3062 3228 2023-2024 4644 4010 109 193 4312 4435 2024-2025 5957 4212 175 101 4488 5256 (iii) Other than natural person FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 7568 5697 38 52 5787 7609 2021-2022 8941 7751 86 123 7960 8947 2022-2023 10608 11826 102 148 12076 10040 2023-2024 11591 14041 214 347 14602 11709 2024-2025 15069 11128 168 155 11451 13405 (iv) Startup FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 55 0 0 0 0 20 2021-2022 834 176 0 0 176 830 2022-2023 769 852 0 1 853 671 2023-2024 1243 1059 9 16 1084 1205 2024-2025 2404 1465 14 10 1489 21223. Trademark: (i) Natural Person FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 247815 163179 21872 30613 54580 251592 2021-2022 241655 161833 21062 25194 48104 223170 2022-2023 248039 156662 20748 16418 38675 133026 2023-2024 252388 126752 10683 8426 20394 369214 2024-2025 288760 23633 1397 232 2289 74300 (ii) Small entity FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 108896 55324 8479 11549 21071 109791 2021-2022 129451 67025 10510 11755 23293 116118 2022-2023 142117 61162 10802 8699 20522 76996 2023-2024 149123 81604 5464 4158 10492 215979 2024-2025 180629 113917 645 154 1638 46273 (iii) Other than natural person FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 54743 163179 2471 3366 7384 57270 2021-2022 54395 161833 2383 2799 6638 50173 2022-2023 54386 156662 1910 1725 4827 30933 2023-2024 52968 126752 974 703 2575 77649 2024-2025 59615 23633 94 34 509 15244(iv) Startup FY-YEAR Filed Registered Abandoned Refused Disposed Examined 2020-2021 6464 3190 273 489 887 6404 2021-2022 8641 4150 378 616 1105 7492 2022-2023 9797 4212 477 348 923 5295 2023-2024 9186 6062 167 159 407 13847 2024-2025 10429 8214 18 5 74 2830 4 & 5. Copyright & GI : There is no category in copyright and GI of this type. 6. SCILD Category-Wise* Financial Filed Year Natural Person Institute/Organisation 2020-21 5 0 5 2021-22 2 0 2 2022-23 8 0 8 2023-24 2 1 1 2024-25 6 0 6 *******ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025. Part (c): the applicant-wise details by citizens, foreign nationals' residents and non-residents? Answer of Part(c) 1. Patents : Filed Examined Granted Refused Withdrawn Abandoned Financial Indian Non- Indian Non- Indian Non-Indian Indian Origin Non-Indian Indian Origin Non-Indian Indian Non-Indian _Year Origin Indian Origin Indian Origin Origin Applicants Origin Applicants Origin Origin Origin Applicants Origin Applicants Origin Applincants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants 2020-2021 24325 34156 13084 55862 4595 10804 666 1111 151 1012 2956 12779 2021-2022 29540 36898 15328 47096 5386 15958 934 2103 84 442 44 5 2022-2023 43335 39473 16381 31434 7915 19360 1189 3033 166 348 3995 12745 2023-2024 51657 40506 7750 10116 21911 75259 2431 9400 184 529 8086 9052 2024-2025 68392 41980 7978 7299 9847 22570 1871 3124 172 741 311 462 2. Design: (i) Indian origin FY- Year Filed Registered Refused Abandoned Examined Disposal 2020-2021 10598 6244 39 52 9903 6335 2021-2022 18847 11938 81 191 18261 12210 2022-2023 19252 18179 179 140 18602 18498 2023-2024 26536 25911 1214 740 25726 27865 2024-2025 38799 27299 538 926 34151 28763(ii) Foreign FY- Year Filed Registered Refused Abandoned Examined Disposal 2020-2021 3647 2904 32 11 3948 2947 2021-2022 3852 3324 93 28 3861 3445 2022-2023 3445 5221 111 67 3303 5399 2023-2024 3852 4758 193 106 3909 5057 2024-2025 4206 3051 68 43 3860 3162 3.Trademark (i) Indian FY- Year Filed Registered Refused Abandoned Examined Disposal 2020-2021 418594 12698 18267 15919 427918 7925 2021-2022 434084 9900 48593 3743 397298 6573 2022-2023 453325 8757 31796 20348 246529 6615 2023-2024 463108 9612 51876 84031 677555 14209 2024-2025 539132 13971 32555 40036 138839 13328(ii) Foreign FY- Year Filed Registered Refused Abandoned Examined Disposal 2020-2021 26255 12698 408 286 27510 912 2021-2022 28857 9900 714 53 27068 551 2022-2023 26538 8757 447 404 21892 532 2023-2024 26137 9612 1356 1078 26278 1343 2024-2025 27548 13971 659 589 14783 1749 4. Copyright Application Filed Examined ROC Rejected Withdrwan Abandoned Disposed Financial Indian Non- Indian Non- Indian Non-Indian Indian Non-Indian Indian Non-Indian Indian Origin Non-Indian Indian Non-Indian Year Origin Indian Origin Indian Origin Origin Origin Origin Origin Origin Applicants Origin Origin Origin Applicants Origin Applicants Origin Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants Applicants 2020-2021 24124 325 21519 3 16393 2 143 0 20 0 2909 0 19465 2 2021-2022 30912 76 29040 58 20669 1 125 0 11 0 11 0 20816 1 2022-2023 29222 244 24760 235 12046 33 102 0 7 0 8966 16 21121 49 2023-2024 36541 185 56120 193 37723 272 49 0 39 0 7584 56 45395 328 2024-2025 43895 200 44492 193 26600 166 13 0 34 1 212 0 26859 167 2025-2026 36337 98 33841 102 20778 383 54 0 12 0 7 0 20851 3835. Geographical Indications As regards the applicant-wise details by citizens foreign nationals’ residents and non-residents, the same would not be applicable since GI is a community right it is not filed by an individual. 6. SICLD: Indian origin: Not-accepted/ Financial Year Filed Examined # Registered Disposed Abandoned 2020-21 5 0 0 0 0 2021-22 2 0 0 0 0 2022-23 8 10 0 4 4 2023-24 2 1 5 2 7 2024-25 6 0 0 0 0 (ii) Foreign: Nil