Summary
The post presents a comprehensive overview of Indian patent and industrial design statistics as reported in the Official Journal published on 18 June 2021. It details the number of patent applications published, early and ordinary publications by city, and changes in publication trends compared to previous weeks. Statistics on First Examination Reports issued, grants awarded, and applications published by applicant city are also included. The summary further provides cumulative data on total publications, grants, applications examined, and industrial design registrations from 1 January 2021 till date. The data is compiled and analyzed by BananaIP Counsels, maintaining accuracy and clarity in reporting.
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 18th of June 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 667 patent applications have been published in the 25th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 667 applications published in the journal, 162 applications account for early publications while 505 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 469 applications have been granted last week as compared to 544 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a decrease of about 13.79%
Early Publications
| City |
Previous Week |
This Week |
Percentage of change |
| Delhi |
17 |
51 |
200% increase |
| Mumbai |
22 |
30 |
36.36% increase |
| Chennai |
14 |
68 |
385.71% increase |
| Kolkata |
1 |
13 |
1200% increase |
| Total |
54 |
162 |
200% increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City |
Previous Week |
This Week |
Percentage of change |
| Delhi |
57 |
83 |
45.61% increase |
| Mumbai |
39 |
109 |
179.49% increase |
| Chennai |
50 |
296 |
492% increase |
| Kolkata |
51 |
17 |
66.67% decrease |
| Total |
197 |
505 |
156.35% increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 251
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 667
Percentage difference: 165.74% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 963 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 |
446 |
| Mumbai |
161 |
| Chennai |
282 |
| Kolkata |
74 |
| Total |
963 |
Publications under Grant
| City |
Previous Week |
This Week |
Percentage of change |
| Delhi |
188 |
158 |
15.96% decrease |
| Mumbai |
76 |
89 |
17.12% increase |
| Chennai |
191 |
167 |
12.57% decrease |
| Kolkata |
89 |
55 |
38.2% decrease |
| Total |
544 |
469 |
13.79% decrease |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 667 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 148 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 13 applications from Delhi, 24 applications from Mumbai, 50 applications from Pune, 26 applications from Bangalore, 19 applications from Chennai, 11 applications from Hyderabad and 5 applications from Kolkata.
| List of Cities |
1st of January till date |
11th June 2021 to 18th June 2021 |
| Delhi |
407 |
13 |
| Mumbai |
476 |
24 |
| Pune |
404 |
50 |
| Bangalore |
552 |
26 |
| Chennai |
707 |
19 |
| Hyderabad |
364 |
11 |
| Kolkata |
144 |
5 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Total early publications |
5,047 |
| Total ordinary publications |
16,805 |
| Total applications published |
21,852 |
|
| Total grants in Delhi |
5,425 |
| Total grants in Mumbai |
2,278 |
| Total grants in Chennai |
5,207 |
| Total grants in Kolkata |
2,261 |
| Total Grants |
15,171 |
|
| Total applications examined |
36,556 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 108 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 4,503 applications.
Total designs registered in the previous Week: 104
Total designs registered this Week: 108
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 4,503
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey
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