Ayush Patent Filings Rise Over Eightfold to 4,077 Applications Between FY 2014-15 and FY 2025-26

Key facts

• India recorded 4,077 Ayush-related patent applications and 711 patents granted between FY 2014-15 and FY 2025-26, as per the Status Report on Ayush Related Inventions in India (2014-2026) released during the 11th Ayurveda Day celebrations.
• The report was published by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks (CGPDTM) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• Annual Ayush patent filings rose from 63 in FY 2014-15 to 590 in FY 2025-26, a growth of around 836.5 per cent, after peaking at 606 in FY 2022-23 and dipping to 299 in FY 2023-24.
• Annual patent grants increased from 3 in FY 2015-16 to 204 in FY 2023-24.
• Post-COVID period (FY 2020-21 to FY 2025-26) accounted for 2,854 applications (70 per cent of total filings) and 657 grants (92.4 per cent of all grants).
• Natural persons filed 2,113 applications (51.9 per cent) with 398 grants, and educational institutions filed 995 applications with 88 grants; together they made up 76.3 per cent of total filings.
• Corporate and other entities accounted for 700 applications and 176 grants, while small entities and startups contributed 144 and 125 filings respectively.
• Maharashtra led Ayush patent activity with 744 filings and 142 grants.