From 2016-17 to 2020-21, there was a 28% growth in the total number of patents applied in India, but the number of patent applications made by Indians doubled – from 10,978 in 2016-17 to 24,284 in 2020-21 (the numbers for 2021-22 are provisional up to Jan 31st).
The total patents granted in India went up from 9,669 in 2016-17 to 27,277 in 2020-21. That is 280% higher than the number in 2016-17. (This means that they grew up 2.8 times – almost tripled).
This table has more details.
| Year | No. of applications filed | No. of applications filed by Indians | Total Patents Granted | ||
| 2016-17 | 45444 | 10978 | 9669 | ||
| 2017-18 | 47854 | 14284 | 12890 | ||
| 2018-19 | 50659 | 16276 | 14928 | ||
| 2019-20 | 56267 | 20824 | 24667 | ||
| 2020-21 | 58503 | 24284 | 27277 | ||
| 2021-22 (Upto Jan 31, 2022) | 51940 | 21104 | 22158 |
Patent application is a long process, so it is possible that a patent applied this year will get approved the following year, or perhaps even later.