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Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore wins National Intellectual Property Award 2021/22

Published on : Tuesday 18-10-2022

SRI-B also wins WIPO IP Enterprises Trophy for being the top patent filer in the service sector.

Gurugram, India, October 17, 2022 – Samsung R&D Institute – Bangalore (SRI-B), Samsung's largest R&D centre outside Korea, has been conferred the National Intellectual Property Award 2021 and 2022 by the Government of India in the category of top public limited company/private limited company for patents filing, grant and commercialisation in India: Services Sector.

Additionally, SRI-B also won the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) IP Enterprises Trophy.

The award was presented to SRI-B by Mr Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India at a ceremony in New Delhi.

"At Samsung, we are honoured to receive this prestigious award from Government of India. It is recognition of our efforts to upgrade standards in the field of patents and innovation, as well as creating a strong culture of patent filing within our organisation in the areas of Communication Protocols, Visual intelligent Solutions, AI/ML, Internet of Things, Data Intelligence and Services. Samsung's vision is to inspire the world by creating breakthrough innovations, technologies, products and design that enrich people's lives," said Mohan Rao Goli, Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B.

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, confers the annual National Intellectual Property Awards to outstanding innovators, organisations, and companies in the field of patents, designs and trademarks every year.

The National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards are conferred every year to recognise and reward the top achievers comprising individuals, institutions, organisations and enterprises, for their IP creations and commercialisation, which have contributed towards strengthening IP eco-system in the country and in encouraging creativity and innovation.