The Indian Patent Office granted 1235 patents in November, 2008. The top three consisted of QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, which had a patent count of 60 patents, followed by KONINKLIJKE
PHILIPS
ELECTRONICS
NV with 56 patents and COUNCIL OF
SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH with 30 patents. The table below shows the top twelve companies that received the maximum number of patents in the month of November, 2008.
| Sl.No |
Name of the company |
No. of. Patents Granted |
1 |
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED |
60 |
2 |
KONINKLIJKE
PHILIPS
ELECTRONICS
NV |
56 |
3 |
COUNCIL OF
SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH |
30 |
4 |
BASF
AKTIENGESELL
SCHAFT |
27 |
5 |
SANOFI-AVENTIS
DEUTSCHLAND
GMBH |
22 |
6 |
NOVARTIS AG |
16 |
7 |
MASCHINENFA
BRIK RIETER
AG |
15 |
8 |
BAYER
CROPSCIENCE
AG |
14 |
9 |
F. HOFFMANNLA
ROCHE AG |
13 |
10 |
SHELL INTERNATIONA LE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V |
13 |
11 |
CIBA
SPECIALTY
CHEMICALS
HOLDING INC. |
12 |
12 |
SYNGENTA
PARTICIPATIONS AG |
12 |
