India's Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has announced plans to double manpower for processing Intellectual Property (IP) applications in order to streamline the process and increase transparency. He also suggested initiating criminal proceedings against those who file frivolous pre-grant opposition. The Indian Patent Office will hire an additional 900 people to handle the growing number of IP applications. Goyal also proposed the digitization of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks to improve efficiency.
