This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 26th of February 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys of BananaIP Counsels.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,184 patent applications have been published in the 9th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,184 applications published in the journal, 271 applications account for early publications while 913 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 649 applications have been granted last week as compared to 462 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 40.48%
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 41 | 57 | 39.02% increase |
| Mumbai | 39 | 54 | 38.46% increase |
| Chennai | 95 | 158 | 66.32% increase |
| Kolkata | 6 | 2 | 66.67% decrease |
| Total | 176 | 271 | 53.98% increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 221 | 454 | 105.43% increase |
| Mumbai | 131 | 137 | 4.58% increase |
| Chennai | 185 | 295 | 59.46% increase |
| Kolkata | 30 | 27 | 10% decrease |
| Total | 567 | 913 | 61.02% increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 743
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,184
Percentage difference: 59.35% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 1,503 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 | 538 |
| Mumbai | 299 |
| Chennai | 553 |
| Kolkata | 113 |
| Total | 1,503 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 179 | 238 | 32.96% increase |
| Mumbai | 78 | 114 | 46.15% increase |
| Chennai | 137 | 205 | 49.64% increase |
| Kolkata | 68 | 92 | 35.29% increase |
| Total | 462 | 649 | 40.48% increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,184 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 179 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 19 applications from Delhi, 25 applications from Mumbai, 30 applications from Pune, 26 applications from Bangalore, 46 applications from Chennai, 29 applications from Hyderabad and 4 from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 19th February 2021 to 26th February 2021 |
| Delhi | 103 | 19 |
| Mumbai | 156 | 25 |
| Pune | 119 | 30 |
| Bangalore | 147 | 26 |
| Chennai | 274 | 46 |
| Hyderabad | 98 | 29 |
| Kolkata | 19 | 4 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Total early publications | 2,049 |
| Total ordinary publications | 6,854 |
| Total applications published | 8,903 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 1,867 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 792 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 1,745 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 742 |
| Total Grants | 5,146 |
| Total applications examined | 13,043 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 201 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 1,824 applications.
- Total designs registered in the previous Week: 201
- Total designs registered this Week: 201
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 1,824
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey
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