Telangana featured prominently across several parameters of India’s intellectual property ecosystem during 2024-25, according to the annual report 2024-25 released by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trade Marks and Geographical Indications (CGPDTM). The State’s presence extended beyond patent filings to include design applications, national IP awareness programmes, examiner training and capacity-building initiatives.
In patent filings by Indian applicants, Telangana recorded 4,293 applications during 2024-25, placing it fifth nationally. The State showed a clear year-on-year increase compared to 2023-24, when 2,795 applications were filed. Telangana was among the States specifically identified by the CGPDTM as having contributed significantly to the rise in domestic patent filings, alongside Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
A closer break-up shows that Telangana accounted for 4,288 ordinary patent applications, one convention application, and four national phase applications in 2024-25 said Subhajit Saha, a GI practitioner.
Telangana also registered a visible footprint in design filings. During 2024-25, the State accounted for 979 design applications filed. In terms of design registrations, Telangana recorded 637 registered designs, placing it among the contributing States in the national total of 27,299 registered designs during the year.
