By Gaurav Sagarwal & Tanya Rawal & Om Desai & Raj S. Dave, D.Sc., J.D. October 9, 2021 “Recent changes to India’s Patent Rules have put India’s educational institutions on par with the country’s biggest patent competitors, the United States and China.” On September 21, 2021, India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published amended Patents Rules, 2021, to amend the 2003 Patents Rules.