Patents, strategy, and the ideas behind innovation.

India's Innovation Paradox: Why the World's Third-Largest Startup Ecosystem Files Fewer Patents Than Denmark

The data, the causes, and what practitioners can do about it

India mints startups at a remarkable rate - over 100,000 DPIIT-recognized startups as of 2024. Yet Indian companies file patents at a fraction of the rate of Chinese, South Korean, or German peers. This is not a funding problem, a talent problem, or an ambition problem. It is an IP culture problem - and it has a structural cause.