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India ranks fifth globally in generative AI patents
India ranked fifth globally in generative AI (GenAI) patent filings, with a 64% compound annual growth rate between 2024 and 2025, according to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).…
India ranked fifth globally in generative AI (GenAI) patent filings, with a 64% compound annual growth rate between 2024 and 2025, according to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). India published 929 GenAI patents in 2024 and 2025 alone, accounting for nearly 70% of the 1,350 patents it published over the previous decade (2014-2023).
China led global rankings with 43,383 AI patent filings in 2024-2025, surpassing its previous decade's total of 38,210 and accounting for over 70% of all GenAI patents published worldwide. The United States followed with a 10% share and a 92% CAGR, while Japan took third place with a 6.5% share and a 230% CAGR, driven largely by SoftBank's over 3,000 published patent families in 2025. South Korea (3.7% share) and India (2% share) rounded out the top five.
Patents for large language models (LLMs) have overtaken generative adversarial networks (GANs) as the largest GenAI category by volume, with 20,900 patent families published between 2014 and 2025 compared to 18,800 for GANs. In 2025, LLM patent publications were five times higher than GANs.
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India's jump in GenAI patents reflects a broader push by domestic tech firms and startups to secure intellectual property as AI moves from research to revenue. The 929 patents filed in just two years signals commercial urgency, not just innovation. Yet India's 2% global share is dwarfed by China's 70% plus, and rivals like Germany, the UK and Canada are closing fast. The shift from GANs to LLM patents shows where the money is going: text and code generation, not image or video. WIPO's data captures filings, not commercial deployment or quality. Watch whether India's patent growth translates into products or licensing revenue, or remains a defensive portfolio. The next WIPO update, expected in 2026, will reveal if India can hold its rank as competition intensifies.
Source: rediff.com
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