India Intends to Double the Workforce Responsible for Processing IP Applications
India's Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has revealed intentions to double the workforce responsible for processing Intellectual Property (IP) applications, aiming to enhance efficiency and transparency in the process. He indicated that patent filing has increased ten times and trademark application filing six times since 2016. To address the surging number of IP applications, the Indian Patent Office will recruit an extra 900 staff members.