<p>The government has created 200 posts for examining the applications to expedite the work on patent requests.<br /><br />"As on 30th June, 78,792 patent applications...are pending with the Indian Patent Office," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.<br />The requests are pending mainly due to the considerable increase in the number of patent applications filed with the office after 2003-04, he said.<br /><br />"In order to dispose of the pending requests for examination, the government has created 200 new posts of Examiners of patents and designs...," Sharma said.<br />In the mechanical engineering segment 14,134 patent applications were pending, followed by chemicals segment (11,633), electronics (8,192), communication (6,507) and pharmaceuticals (6,322).</p>
<p>The government has created 200 posts for examining the applications to expedite the work on patent requests.<br /><br />"As on 30th June, 78,792 patent applications...are pending with the Indian Patent Office," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.<br />The requests are pending mainly due to the considerable increase in the number of patent applications filed with the office after 2003-04, he said.<br /><br />"In order to dispose of the pending requests for examination, the government has created 200 new posts of Examiners of patents and designs...," Sharma said.<br />In the mechanical engineering segment 14,134 patent applications were pending, followed by chemicals segment (11,633), electronics (8,192), communication (6,507) and pharmaceuticals (6,322).</p>