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Law firm's work pushes Indian government to improve patent system
The Indian government is said to be investing US$50m in speeding up the patent application process - partly as a result of the work of Anand and Anand, one of India's leading patent law firms.
Indian firm Anand and Anand is involved in many patent cases Rawpixel
Anand and Anand - based in Delhi, Noida, Chennai and Mumbai - is behind 138 of the 205 damages cases heard in India. Founder Pravin Anand took many of the cases himself on a pro bono basis. The Indian government has now committed to recruiting more patent office examiners in order to speed up the patent application process. India lags well behind other countries in terms of patent filings. Some 43,000 were filed in the country last year.
China in patent lead
China is the world leader in patent applications, filing about 825,000 last year. The USA, with just under 500,000, is second. Sources: FT and FT
