Summary
This post provides detailed statistics from the Indian patent office for the first two weeks of January 2021. It covers the number of patent applications published, granted, and examined, highlighting significant changes in early and ordinary publications across major cities. The report also presents first examination report (FER) issuance data and tracks the volume of industrial design registrations during the period. All data is sourced from the official patent and design journal and compiled by BananaIP Counsels. The analysis offers a clear overview of recent trends in Indian intellectual property filings.
This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 8th of January 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys of BananaIP Counsels.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 689 patent applications have been published in the 2nd issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 689 applications published in the journal, 173 applications account for early publications while 516 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 474 applications have been granted last week as compared to 645 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a decrease of about 26.51%
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 121 | 42 | 65.29% decrease |
| Mumbai | 57 | 12 | 78.95% decrease |
| Chennai | 109 | 108 | 0.92% decrease |
| Kolkata | 2 | 11 | 450% increase |
| Total | 289 | 173 | 40.14% decrease |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 237 | 145 | 38.82% decrease |
| Mumbai | 191 | 96 | 49.74% decrease |
| Chennai | 329 | 208 | 36.78% decrease |
| Kolkata | 16 | 67 | 318.75% increase |
| Total | 773 | 516 | 33.25% decrease |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,062
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 689
Percentage difference: 35.12% decrease
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 1,723 FER’s were issued last week. Applicants and their agents can check if any of their patent applications have been examined by referring to the journal available here.
| City | No. of FER Issued |
| Delhi | 646 |
| Mumbai | 327 |
| Chennai | 544 |
| Kolkata | 206 |
| Total | 1,723 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 223 | 190 | 14.8% decrease |
| Mumbai | 100 | 60 | 40% decrease |
| Chennai | 219 | 152 | 30.59% decrease |
| Kolkata | 103 | 72 | 30.1% decrease |
| Total | 645 | 474 | 26.51% decrease |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 689 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 149 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 14 applications from Delhi, 18 applications from Mumbai, 11 applications from Pune, 19 applications from Bangalore, 77 applications from Chennai and 8 applications from Hyderabad and 2 applications from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 1st January 2021 to 8th January 2021 |
| Delhi | 30 | 14 |
| Mumbai | 60 | 18 |
| Pune | 43 | 11 |
| Bangalore | 68 | 19 |
| Chennai | 115 | 77 |
| Hyderabad | 20 | 8 |
| Kolkata | 5 | 2 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Total early publications | 462 |
| Total ordinary publications | 1,289 |
| Total applications published | 1,751 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 413 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 160 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 371 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 175 |
| Total Grants | 1,119 |
| Total applications examined | 2,798 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 205 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 408 applications.
- Total designs registered in the previous Week: 203
- Total designs registered this Week: 205
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 408
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey
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