The Indian Patent Office granted 625 patents in October, 2008. The top three consisted of CSIR, which had a patent count of 40 patents, followed by MOTORALA, INC., with 9 patents and THOMSON LICENSINGS S.A with 9 patents. The table below shows the top twelve companies that received the maximum number of patents in the month of October, 2008.
| Sl.No |
Name of the company |
No. of. Patents Granted |
1 |
CSIR |
40 |
2 |
MOTOROLA, INC |
9 |
3 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. |
9 |
4 |
HONDA GIKEN
KOGYO
KABUSHIKI
KAISHA |
8 |
5 |
PROCTER &
GAMBLE COMPANY |
7 |
6 |
SAMSUNG
ELECTRONICS CO.,
LTD |
7 |
7 |
SONY
CORPORATION |
7 |
8 |
BHARAT HEAVY
ELECRICALS
LTD |
6 |
9 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANHY |
6 |
10 |
AstraZeneca AB |
5 |
11 |
BAYER
AKTIENGESELLS
CHAFT |
5 |
12 |
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
5 |
