Slight increase in the Patents activity this week at IPO
Summary
This report presents a detailed analysis of Indian patent statistics for the week, as compiled from the official journal published by the patent office on 27 August 2021. A total of 1,035 patent applications were published, with 225 early publications and 810 ordinary publications. The number of patent grants increased by about 35.61% compared to the previous week, while total publications decreased by 8.89%. The report also covers FER issuance, city-wise application data, and industrial design registrations, noting a significant rise in registrations this week. The data has been compiled by BananaIP Counsels, with a disclaimer regarding source verification.
This week’s Patent and Design data has been compiled from the Official journal of patents and designs, published by the patent office on the 27th of August 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,035 patent applications have been published in the 35th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,035 applications published in the journal, 225 applications account for early publications while 810 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 537 applications have been granted last week as compared to 396 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 35.61%
Early Publications
Particulars
Last Week
This Week
Percentage Change
Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office
4994
5623
An increase of 12.6%
Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings
2181
2617
An increase of 20%
Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal
5949
5758
A decrease of 3.21%
Total Registrations Granted
2601
21
A decrease of 99.19%
Total Hearing Notices Issued
4908
8884
An increase of 81.01%
Total Renewal Notices Issued
1977
0
A decrease of 100%
Ordinary Publications
S. No.
Jurisdiction
New Applications
Examined
Published
Registered
1
Ahmedabad
1219
848
1060
2
2
Chennai
1790
1099
1114
0
3
Delhi
2952
1895
1973
5
4
Kolkata
637
399
389
2
5
Mumbai
1895
1382
1222
12
Total
8493
5623
5758
21
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,136
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,035
Percentage difference: 8.89% decrease
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 1,063 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.
Particulars
No. of Applications
Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed
299951
Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined
151523
Total Number of Trademark Applications Published
111056
Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered
233928
Publications under Grant
City
Previous Week
This Week
Percentage of change
Delhi
87
136
56.32% increase
Mumbai
46
69
50% increase
Chennai
86
93
8.14% increase
Kolkata
6
22
266.67% increase
Total
225
320
42.22% increase
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,035 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 310 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 166 applications from Delhi, 33 applications from Mumbai, 15 applications from Pune, 32 applications from Bangalore, 30 applications from Chennai, 24 applications from Hyderabad and 10 applications from Kolkata.
City
Previous Week
This Week
Percentage of change
Delhi
390
471
20.77% increase
Mumbai
203
240
18.23% increase
Chennai
197
300
52.28% increase
Kolkata
20
164
720% increase
Total
810
1,175
45.06% increase
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
City
No. of FER Issued
Delhi
526
Mumbai
271
Chennai
404
Kolkata
88
Total
1,289
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 302 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 7,061 applications.
Total designs registered in the previous Week: 207
Total designs registered this Week: 302
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 7,061
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels
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