The Indian Patent Office granted 454 patents in Nov, 2009. The top three consisted of QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, which had a patent count of 14 patents, followed by COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, with 8 patents and BASF AKTIENGESELLSC HAFT with 7 patents. The table below shows the top twelve companies that received the maximum number of patents in the month of Nov, 2009.
Sl.No. |
Name of the company |
No. of. Patents Granted |
1 |
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED |
14 |
2 |
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH |
8 |
3 |
BASF AKTIENGESELLSC HAFT |
7 |
4 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. |
7 |
5 |
THOMSON LICENSING,S.A. |
6 |
6 |
BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED |
5 |
7 |
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED |
5 |
8 |
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
5 |
9 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCH AFT |
5 |
10 |
CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED |
4 |
11 |
IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED |
4 |
12 |
BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCH AFT |
3 |
