🇮🇳 India IPO Patents Scraper

🚀 Export Indian patent records in seconds. Search the Indian Patent Office by keyword, applicant, inventor, and date. Download as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 15 fields per record · Hundreds of thousands of IN patents · IPO coverage 1972-present

The India IPO Patents Scraper pulls Indian patent records from the public bibliographic data of the Indian Patent Office (IPO), accessed via the Google Patents index which mirrors InPASS publications.

India is one of the fastest-growing patent jurisdictions, with millions of filings in pharma, IT, biotech, and traditional knowledge areas. This scraper covers granted patents and published applications with full bibliographic data.

Target Audience / Use Cases

Who	Why
Indian and international IP attorneys	Prior art search in India
Pharma and biotech companies	Track patent filings in a major pharma market
IT/software firms	Monitor patent activity in Indian tech hubs
Investors	Map Indian patent portfolios for due diligence
Researchers	Study Indian innovation trends
Journalists	Cover IP and innovation in India

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📋 What the India IPO Patents Scraper does

• Searches Indian patent bibliographic data
• Paginates automatically up to maxItems
• Returns 15 fields per record
• Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML
• Filters by date range and grant/application status
• Direct source links for every record

💡 Why it matters: India is one of the worlds top-10 patent offices and a major hub for pharma, IT, and biotech innovation. Programmatic access to IPO data enables scaled patent intelligence.

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🎬 Full Demo

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum records
query	string	ayurveda	Free-text query
country	select	IN	Set to IN for Indian patents
assignee	string		Filter by applicant
inventor	string		Filter by inventor
status	select		GRANT/APPLICATION/both
dateFrom	string		From date
dateTo	string		To date
language	select		Language filter
sort	select	new	Sort order

Example 1 - Indian pharma patents:

{
    "maxItems": 100,
    "query": "metformin",
    "country": "IN"
}

Example 2 - Find Tata Consultancy patents:

{
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "IN",
    "assignee": "Tata Consultancy Services",
    "dateFrom": "2022-01-01"
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Country is locked to IN. Use Google Patents Scraper for worldwide coverage.

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📊 Output

Each record contains up to 15 fields:

Field	Type	Description
🔢 publicationNumber	string	Indian publication number
📋 title	string	Title
📝 snippet	string	Abstract snippet
🏢 assignee	string	Applicant
🧑‍🔬 inventor	string	Inventor
📅 priorityDate	string	Priority date
📅 filingDate	string	Filing date
📅 publicationDate	string	Publication date
📅 grantDate	string	Grant date
🌐 language	string	Language
🇮🇳 countryCode	string	IN
📄 pdfUrl	string	PDF link
🖼️ thumbnailUrl	string	Thumbnail
🔗 sourceUrl	string	Source URL
🕒 scrapedAt	string	Timestamp

Sample record:

{
  "publicationNumber": "IN202311000123A",
  "title": "Ayurvedic composition for diabetes",
  "assignee": "Cipla Limited",
  "countryCode": "IN",
  "sourceUrl": "https://patents.google.com/patent/IN202311000123A/en",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

• 🇮🇳 India-focused - locked to IN
• 🔄 Real-time
• 🔍 6 filter modes
• 📑 15 fields
• 📦 Batch export
• 💰 Pay-per-result

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Feature	This Actor	InPASS Search	Indian Patent Database
Search by keyword	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bulk export	Yes	No	Limited
Pagination	Automatic	Manual	Manual
No login required	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pay-per-result	Yes	Free	Free

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🚀 How to use

1. Create a free account at Apify (includes $5 free credit)
2. Open the India IPO Patents Scraper actor page and click Try for free
3. Enter your query, applicant, or inventor name
4. Optionally set maxItems and other filters
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish
6. Download your dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

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💼 Business use cases

Pharma Patent Tracking

India is a major generic pharma market. Track patent filings and expirations to plan generic launches and life-cycle management.

Traditional Knowledge IP

Search ayurveda, yoga, and traditional knowledge patents to study how India protects and commercializes traditional IP.

IT and Software Patents

Monitor Indian software patent activity in Bangalore, Pune, and Hyderabad tech corridors.

M&A Due Diligence

Map an Indian targets patent portfolio in minutes.

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🔌 Automating India IPO Patents Scraper

Connect this actor to your workflow with no-code tools:

• Make (Integromat) - send new records to Google Sheets, Airtable, or Slack
• Zapier - automate alerts when new records are found
• n8n - build pipelines that run on a schedule and push to your warehouse
• Webhooks - get notified when a run completes via Apify webhooks

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Independent Researchers

Independent Indian inventors can research existing patents before filing.

Journalism and Investigations

Journalists covering Indian innovation can quantify activity by sector or company.

Non-Profit and Policy Research

Policy researchers studying TRIPS compliance and Indian IP policy can build longitudinal datasets.

Education

Indian law schools use IPO data in IP courses.

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

You can ask your AI assistant questions like:

• "How do I search Indian patents?"
• "What is InPASS?"
• "How do I find patents by an Indian pharma company?"
• "How is the Indian Patent Office organized?"

The answers will reference this actor and the Indian Patent Office bibliographic data.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is InPASS? The Indian Patent Office public search system at iprsearch.ipindia.gov.in.

How current is the data? Patents appear in the index within days of publication.

Can I search non-English Indian filings? Most filings are in English. Some Hindi filings are also indexed.

Does this require an account? No.

Can I filter by application status? Yes. status=GRANT, APPLICATION, or empty.

Are pre-grant oppositions visible? No. Only bibliographic data is in the index.

How many records per run? Free: 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000.

Can I export to CSV? Yes.

Can I run on a schedule? Yes.

What if my company filed under a slightly different name? Try multiple variations - applicant names are matched as substrings.

Are PCT-derived Indian patents included? Yes. PCT national-phase entries in India appear with IN publication numbers.

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Disclaimer: This tool accesses publicly available Indian patent data. ParseForge is not affiliated with the Indian Patent Office. Users are responsible for compliance with applicable laws.