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Maharashtra has topped in Patent filing in India during year 2013-14. While, the Bengaluru was the top city in IPR filing in the country. It was revealed in recently published annual report of the office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM). Top five states are: Maharashtra (2892 patents). Karnataka (1639 patents). The state has shown 40 per cent rise in IPR fillings in a year. Tamil Nadu (1436 patents). Delhi (1009 patents). Andhra Pradesh (879 patents). In Bengaluru, various tech companies and institutes had applied for IPR filing making it top city in this domain. Top companies in Bengaluru are: Samsung R&D Institute (84 patents), Infosys (83 patents), Wipro Ltd (59 patents) and Samsung India Software Operations Pvt. Ltd (66 patents). Top Institutes in Bengaluru are: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (32 patents), Siddaganga Institute of Technology (24 patents), Tumakuru and Indian Space Research Organisation (12 patents). About Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) Office of the CGPDTM is a subordinate office under the under the aegis of Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. It operates in five key administrative sections. They are Patents, Designs, Trademarks, Geographical indications, Patent Information System.
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