Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics- 27th August 2021 to 3rd September 2021
Summary
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of India’s weekly patent and industrial design statistics as published in the Official Journal dated 3 September 2021. It details the number of patent applications published, distinguishing between early and ordinary publications, and compares the current week’s statistics with previous data to highlight trends. The report also covers the number of First Examination Reports issued, city-wise distribution of applications, and cumulative statistics for the year. Additionally, the article provides updated figures on industrial design registrations for the week and year to date, offering a factual overview for legal and intellectual property professionals.
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 3rd of September 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 1,495 patent applications have been published in the 36th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,495 applications published in the journal, 320 applications account for early publications while 1,175 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 984 applications have been granted last week as compared to 537 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 83.24%
Early Publications
Particulars
Last Week
This Week
Percentage Change
Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office
5623
5287
A decrease of 6%
Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings
2617
2437
A decrease of 7%
Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal
5758
7559
An increase of 31%
Total Registrations Granted
21
5231
An increase of 24,810 %
Total Hearing Notices Issued
8884
4280
A decrease of 52%
Total Renewal Notices Issued
0
3377
An increase of 3,37,700%
Ordinary Publications
S. No.
Jurisdiction
New Applications
Examined
Published
Registered
1
AHMEDABAD
1369
772
1304
788
2
CHENNAI
2001
1030
1615
780
3
DELHI
3519
1870
2377
2314
4
KOLKATA
665
419
594
367
5
MUMBAI
2247
1196
1669
982
Total
9801
5287
7559
5231
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,035
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,495
Percentage difference: 44.44% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 1,289 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
309043
Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined
155080
Total Number of Trademark Applications Published
112757
Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered
239158
Publications under Grant
Sr.No
Type of Work
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of August 2021
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of September 2021
Change
Percentage Change
1
Literary/ Dramatic Work
1373
1427
54
Increase of 4%
2
Artistic Work
676
530
146
Decrease of 21%
3
Cinematograph Work
26
35
9
Increase of 34%
4
Sound Recording
810
696
114
Decrease of 14%
5
Software
156
151
5
Decrease of 3%
6
Music
68
34
34
Decrease of 50%
Total
3127
2873
254
Decrease of 8%
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,495 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 438 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 297 applications from Delhi, 36 applications from Mumbai, 24 applications from Pune, 22 applications from Bangalore, 33 applications from Chennai, 14 applications from Hyderabad and 12 applications from Kolkata.
City
Previous Week
This Week
Percentage of change
Delhi
136
96
29.41% decrease
Mumbai
69
50
27.54% decrease
Chennai
93
115
23.66% increase
Kolkata
22
3
86.36% decrease
Total
320
264
17.5% decrease
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
City
Previous Week
This Week
Percentage of change
Delhi
471
244
48.2% decrease
Mumbai
240
325
35.42% increase
Chennai
300
255
15% decrease
Kolkata
164
99
39.63% decrease
Total
1,175
923
21.45% decrease
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 291 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 7,352 applications.
Total designs registered in the previous Week: 302
Total designs registered this Week: 291
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 7,352
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels
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