Chandigarh University emerged as leading institution of India for filling highest number of patents in a year

Chandigarh University emerged as leading institution of India for filling highest number of patents in a year

Ranking was recently released by Office of Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks

CU also bagged first rank for filling highest number of patents in IT; Overall placed third in IT after TCS and Wipro

Ranking for highest number of patents by a University or Organization was recently released by Office of Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks

Safeguarding a person’s innovative idea, invention, product or design, Patents have helped support the advancement of technological inventions and developments in computerized instruments. The contemporary modernised world’s rapid pace stipulates innovative technological advancements. Being knowledge-driven is imperative for a country rooting for growth based on innovation. The promotion of research, development and patent filing assists a nation in evolving as a reservoir of knowledge and amplifies the quality of research work, which directly influences the quality of learning and teaching in the classroom, thereby aiding the students, society and as well as the country.

Functioning vigorously towards contributing in making India self-reliant, Chandigarh University, Gharuan (Mohali) has emerged as Top Stand-Alone University in India for filling the highest number (336) of patents in a year. The annual rankings for the year 2018-19 was recently released by Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Government of India which comprises Academic Institutions and Multinational Companies. As per the Intellectual Property India annual report released by Government of India, in the overall patents filing category, 27 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT’s) have collectively filed 557 patents and are leading the table but with 336 (highest) patents filed in a year, Chandigarh University Gharuan has emerged as the leading stand-alone institution to file highest number of patents which is followed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with 239 patent applications, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) with 202 applications and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) with 173 applications.

In addition, with the filing of 148 patents Chandigarh University has also bagged third position in the Top 5 Indian Applicants for patents in the field of Information Technology and is just placed behind the top Indian IT Companies TCS and Wipro. With Chandigarh University emerging as the leading institution of India in the field of Research and Innovation, the Punjab state has managed to barge into rankings of the Top 10 States of India in the field of Research & Innovation for the first time in history.

Furthermore, Chandigarh University has been emphasising on Research and Innovation with the varsity earmarking an annual budget of Rs. 6.5 crores for the promotion of Research & Innovation amongst the students. The University has established more than 30 Industry Sponsored R&D Labs and 14 Centre-of-Excellence promoting interaction between the industry and students on real-time projects.

 Additionally, Chandigarh University has established 50 Core Research Groups comprising 1500 students and faculty who have contributed in helping CU lead as the highest patent university in India in a year. Also, the Research Groups have been vital in continuing the pace and exemplary performance in the field of research and innovation, owing to which 443 new patents have been filed till date in the year 2019-20 taking the total number of patent applications filed by the university to 779.

 Categorically, the highest number of patents have been filed by Chandigarh University in the field of Product Manufacturing (203) followed by Information Technology (148), Domestic Category which comprises Health & Hygiene, Human Safety, Appliances (113) and Automation (85).

 As per the Intellectual Property Annual Report, India has registered a growth of 5.86% in number of patent applications in the year 2018-19. In 2017-18 the total number of patent applications received by the Office of Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks was 47,854 which touched 50,659 in 2018-19. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) India currently ranks 7th globally in the Global Patent Filing Index and is way behind China (1.5 million applications) and other developed countries like USA (597,141) and Japan (313,567).