IP India Wall of Fame
The IP India Wall of Fame celebrates India's remarkable journey in intellectual property - from the nation's first patent in 1856 to its emergence as a global leader in innovation, creativity, traditional knowledge and digital transformation. Through landmark achievements, international collaborations, pioneering reforms and inspiring success stories, this showcase highlights the people, ideas and milestones shaping India's vibrant intellectual property ecosystem.
Recent Achievements
Feature in WIPO Indicators 2025
India's innovation ecosystem reached a historic milestone in 2024. The Indian Patent Office experienced a 16.5% surge in applications, marking its third consecutive year of double-digit growth. Simultaneously, Indian innovators taking their ideas to the world drove a 19.1% spike in global filings, securing an astonishing sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth. Both streaks are powerfully fueled by an unprecedented rise in homegrown, resident innovation.
India's design filings surged 43.2% in 2024 - the fastest growth of any top-20 design office in the world. India climbed from 11th to 7th position among the world's top design-filing offices. India is the world's 4th largest trademark filing office (555,613 applications) and 4th largest origin of filings (532,900).
NIPAM-PCT Awareness event in collaboration with WIPO
By integrating PCT knowledge into NIPAM, the initiative successfully equipped the next generation to think beyond borders and leverage international patent filing with confidence.
WIPO & Global Honours
WIPO Awards Finalists 2026 — Entries from India are finalists in 3 categories:
Biome Technologies
The Soilometer enables affordable, real-time soil health testing, helping millions of smallholder farmers improve productivity while reducing soil degradation through data-driven decisions.
AUROARTS
AUROARTS transforms native wild botanicals into patented, eco-friendly decorative art, creating sustainable livelihoods for rural women through indigenous innovation.
Saltech Design Labs
Saltech developed a patented technology that converts low-value plastic waste into high-performance construction materials, advancing sustainable waste management and the circular economy.
Indian innovators recognised through the startup Glovatrix
Glovatrix emerged as a winner in the Health category. Their groundbreaking AI-powered wearable, "Fifth Sense," bridges critical communication gaps by seamlessly translating hand gestures into speech and transcribing spoken words back into text. Backed by a strong suite of patents, this innovation highlights India's leadership in leveraging intellectual property to drive inclusive, life-changing solutions for the deaf and speech-impaired.
PC — Representatives from the ten winning companies at the awards ceremony (photo: WIPO/Berrod).
50 Years of WIPO Partnership
Commemorated a milestone 50-year partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization by hosting a widely acclaimed special pavilion themed "Creative India, Innovative India" at the WIPO General Assembly 2024.
India has formally assumed the Chairship for BRICS and the O/o CGPDTM has assumed the chairship for IP BRICS.
The O/o CGPDTM successfully convened the 1st Meeting of IP BRICS on March 13, 2026. Hosted an international symposium on IP-enabled FinTech innovation with participation from leading global IP offices and industry experts.
Convened the IP BRICS Virtual Workshop on AI and digital transformation in trademark and industrial design systems.
Represented India at the historic WIPO Diplomatic Conference that culminated in the adoption of the WIPO GRATK Treaty, strengthening global protection for genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
National IP Awards
These awardees of 2025 represent the pinnacle of India's current IP ecosystem across various sectors.
2025 National IP Award Winners
| S. No. | Category | Applicant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Designs - Individual (Female) | Ms. Kranti Bari |
| 2 | Patents - Academic Institution | IIT Madras |
| 3 | Patents - R&D Institution/Organization | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
| 4 | Start-up - All IPs | Technotreon Pvt. Ltd |
| 5 | Designs - Company | Bajaj Auto Ltd. |
| 6 | Company/Organization creating Brand | Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd |
| 7 | Best Police Unit (District/Zone in a Commissionerate)/Best Cyber Cell/Customs Office | Outer North Delhi Police Unit, Samayapur Badli, Delhi |
| 8 | Best Incubator for Nurturing the IP | Pusa Taksay, Indian Agricultural Research Institute -ICAR |
| 9 | SPECIAL CITATION - PIC | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) |
| 10 | WIPO Users Trophy - Company for creating brand in India | Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd |
Brands, Creativity & Design
India's first smell mark: Sumitomo rose-scented tires
"In November 2025, India approved the application filed by Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries for a scent described as, 'Floral fragrance / smell reminiscent of roses as applied to [tires]'."
Miscellaneous
AI-Powered Examination
Successfully launched an AI/ML-powered Trade Mark Search Technology that significantly upgraded phonetic and semantic search accuracy, accelerating the trademark examination process.
"India's Innovation Engine is Unstoppable! Our patent filings soared to a historic 1.43 lakh+ in FY 2025-26, marking a 30.2% increase over last year."
— says Piyush Goyal
GI Gallery
Facilitated the first international export of GI-tagged Tezpur Litchi from Assam to Dubai, expanding global market access for North-East India's premium agricultural products.
Celebrated India's GI heritage through the inclusion of Manipur's GI-tagged Saphee Lanphee motif on the tail of an Air India Express aircraft, showcasing traditional craftsmanship on a global platform.
Grassroots & Ecosystem
NIPAM (National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission)
Launched on 8 December 2021 as part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations and implemented by the Intellectual Property Office under CGPDTM. NIPAM trained 10,05,272 students and faculty across 3,662 educational institutions in 28 States and 7 Union Territories, reaching its one-million-student target on 31 July 2022 — ahead of its own 15 August 2022 deadline.
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