Education institutes take the lead in India's sure and steady patent rise

India's share in global patent grants has increased but it ranks fourth among the five largest economies

Stanford University professor John Chowning invented an algorithm for creating music through digital synthesisers. After getting a patent in 1977, Stanford licensed it to Japan’s Yamaha Corporation for making a keyboard instrument that became a favourite of western rock bands and Indian film music composers.

In India, there is a surge in patent filings and educational institutes, including universities, lead in filing applications. Their share of patents has risen from 11 per cent in Financial Year 2021-22 (FY22) to 23 per cent in FY23. Data for previous years was unavailable. Around 1.9