<h1>India's IP Conference Highlights Youth Engagement and Innovation Growth with Rising Patent and Trademark Filings Since 2014.</h1> A one-day conference on the intellectual property (IP) ecosystem and youth will be inaugurated by the Secretary of DPIIT, focusing on leveraging India's demographic dividend through IP. Government initiatives have significantly increased IP filings and registrations, with a five-fold rise in patent grants and a four-fold increase in trademark registrations since 2014. India ranks 5th globally in trademark filings and 7th in patent filings. The country's ranking in WIPO's Global Innovation Index improved from 81st in 2015 to 46th in 2021. The conference aims to engage stakeholders in discussions on IP awareness, commercialization, and the role of IP in innovation and the creative sectors.