The number of pharma patents granted in the last three years and the current year are as follows:-

Further details of the pharma patents granted including the dates of filing and grant are available on the official website of the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, i.e., http://www.ipindia.nic.in

The information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Dr. E.M.Sudarsana Natchiappan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Pharma patent grants reported for recent years show distribution trends; detailed records available on official patent office website. Pharmaceutical patent grants are reported as annual counts summarising patents issued in the sector, with aggregate figures and year-by-year totals provided; the summary directs readers to the national patent office website for detailed records of filing and grant dates and notes the data were disclosed in a written parliamentary reply.