184 Indian, International patents filed from IIT-Madras despite COVID-19 lockdown

12:00:00 AM, Tuesday 20th of April 2021 | in miscellaneous

Students, faculty and researchers of IIT-Madras have filed 184 patents in the year when India witnessed strict COVID-19 lockdowns. With 184 Indian and International patents being filed in 2020, it had just fallen short of the 2019 figure by six patents. This trend also highlights a steady and multi-fold increase from the 22 patents folded in the year 2017.