Jio Files 3,476 Patents In FY26 — Nearly 10 Patents A Day — As Reliance’s Deep-Tech Drive Accelerates.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, 30th of May 2026 : Jio files 3,476 patents in FY26 — nearly 10 patents a day — as Reliance’s deep-tech drive accelerates

Jio Platforms and its subsidiaries have cumulatively filed 6,817 patents as of March 31, 2026. Of these, 2,393 were filed in India and 4,424 in foreign jurisdictions. Of the total filings, 1,009 patents have been granted globally — comprising 538 grants in India and 471 across foreign jurisdictions. Jio has emerged as one of India’s largest creators of intellectual property, with a strong focus on next-generation digital technologies, particularly in 5G and 6G technologies.

In FY 2025-26 alone, Jio filed approximately 3,476 new patents — calculated as the difference between the cumulative tally of 6,817 (as of March 31, 2026) and 3,341 (as of March 31, 2025). This translates to nearly 10 patents a day, up sharply from the 1,654 patents filed in FY 2024-25 (about 4.5 a day), and 1,255 patents in FY 2023-24.

Jio’s patents span 6G, 5G, AI-LLM, AI-Deep Learning, Big Data, Devices, IoT, NB-IoT, and homegrown 5G stack technologies — including its multi-user Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), JioBrain, and AI-based offerings.

On the Reliance O2C side, as of March 31, 2026, the company has filed 2,527 patent applications across 55+ countries, of which 1,177 patents have been granted in areas including circular economy, bio-innovations, green hydrogen, and responsible chemistry.

Total R&D expenditure for FY 2025-26 stood at Rs 4,682 crore — comprising Rs 3,317 crore in capital expenditure and Rs 1,365 crore in revenue expenditure. This compares with Rs 4,185 crore in FY 2024-25 (growth of 11.9%) and Rs 3,643 crore in FY 2023-24 (28.5% growth over two years).

Reliance’s R&D strategy focuses on six areas: Circular Economy (chemical recycling of polyester textile waste into BHET monomer; waste plastic to oil; vanadium recovery from gasification slag); Bio Innovations (algae-based biomanufacturing of bio-stimulant for agriculture applications and protein for therapeutic use; synthetic biology — spider silk protein); Affordable and Clean Energy (biomass catalytic gasification; Bio-CBM); Climate Change (bio-compostable PBAT; zero CO₂ emission ethane cracking furnace); Responsible Chemistry (non-phthalate-based PP catalyst; reduction of heavy metals in polyester catalyst); Indigenisation (DPE-based protective jackets; PIB composite sealant tape for solar; PAN precursor for carbon fibre), and Digital Services (Homegrown 5G stack, multi-user Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), JioBrain and AI-based offerings)

Reliance has a workforce of 1,000+ scientists, engineers and specialists driving extensive in-house R&D. The company has a structured IP governance framework to manage and strengthen its patent portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic business priorities.

As Mukesh Ambani articulated at the AGM of 2024: ‘Reliance has now become a net producer of technology…Reliance internalised this Vikas Mantra at every stage of our growth. In recent years, this mantra is transforming Reliance into a Deep-Tech company with Advance Manufacturing capabilities.’

Reliance as well as JPL have been recognised among Asia IP Elite at the IAM IPBC Asia Awards 2025 for excellence in strategic use and development of intellectual property. Jio Platforms Limited secured Runner-up for Best Patent Portfolio (Large ICT) at the CII Industrial Intellectual Property Awards 2025. RIL was recognised as winner in the Questel IP Excellence Award 2025 — underlining its deepening intellectual property credentials.

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