Ayush patent filings rise from 63 to 590 a year, says Patent Office report
16 October 2026
A report of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks shows a more than ninefold rise in patent filings for Ayush innovations.
Between 2014-15 and 2025-26 a total of 4,077 patent applications were filed and 711 patents granted.
Annual filings rose from 63 to 590, an increase of 836.5 per cent, with a peak of 606 in 2022-23.
From 2020-21 to 2025-26 there were 2,854 applications, which is 70 per cent of all filings, and 657 grants, which is 92.4 per cent of all grants.
Individuals filed 2,113 applications, or 51.9 per cent, and educational institutions filed 995; together they account for 76.3 per cent of filings.
Maharashtra leads the States with 744 filings and 142 grants.
In plain words
Ayush Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy — The group of traditional and non-allopathic medical systems administered by a separate Union ministry.
DPIIT Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade — The department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under which the patent office works.