Samsung ranked 3rd among foreign patent applicants in India last year, and Huawei placed 4th.

According to British patent media IAM, Samsung Electronics (905) ranked in third place among foreign applicants in India during FY 2015-16. Qualcomm(US-based chip maker) has filed the maximum number of 1,214 patent applications, followed by Philips (805).

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Another biggest feature of FY2015 - 2016 is Huawei, which ranks fourth in foreign applications. This is the first time a Chinese company has been included in the top 10. IAM analyzed that although Huawei does not sell many products in India, it can expect profitability with a solid patent network.

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As per the report, filing of patents, design and trademark applications recorded a double-digit growth in percentage terms in 2015-16.

Extracted from IPnomics.co.kr/ Moneycontrol.com