Summary
During the national lockdown, the Indian Trademark Registry has been largely non-operational, resulting in a significant 43 percent decrease in trademark registrations. Despite office closures until 15th April 2020, new applications continue to be filed through the online portal. Weekly statistics reveal a sharp drop in registrations granted, with only 3499 registrations this week compared to previous periods. Data from various jurisdictions highlight the impact across major cities, and yearly statistics provide context for the overall trend. The post compiles accurate figures from the official trademark journal and analyses the implications of these disruptions.
3499 trademark applications filed this week. 43% decrease in total number of registrations granted. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The Indian Trademark Registry has come to a standstill with the offices being shut till 15th April 2020. We can see that new applications are still being filed, thanks to the online filing process still being available. There has been a decrease of forty three percent (43%) in the total number of registrations granted.
Weekly Indian Trademark Statistics
| Particulars | Last Week | This Week | Change in % |
| Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office | 9715 | N/A | N/A |
| Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings | 8645 | N/A | N/A |
| Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal | 15683 | N/A | N/A |
| Total Registrations Granted | 6381 | 3499 | A decrease of 45% |
| Total Hearing Notices Issued | 8459 | N/A | N/A |
| Total Renewal Notices Issued | 2608 | N/A | N/A |
Trademark Statistics by Office
Total Number of New Applications Received between March 25th, 2020 to April 1st, 2020
| Sr. No | Jurisdiction | New Applications | Examined | Published | Registered |
| 1 | AHMEDABAD | 173 | N/A | N/A | 521 |
| 2 | CHENNAI | 395 | N/A | N/A | 595 |
| 3 | DELHI | 810 | N/A | N/A | 1419 |
| 4 | KOLKATA | 83 | N/A | N/A | 133 |
| 5 | MUMBAI | 486 | N/A | N/A | 831 |
| Total | 1947 | N/A | N/A | 3499 |
Yearly Trademark Statistics
Trademark Statistics from January 1st, 2020 to April 1st, 2020
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed – 85669
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined – 36114
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Published – 81392
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered – 79636
Authored and compiled by Uma T.S & Shreya Chaddha
Disclaimer: Kindly note that the news bulletin has been put together from different sources, primary and secondary, and BananaIP’s reporters may not have verified all the news published in the bulletin. You may write to contact@bananaip.com for corrections and take down.