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 23rd of December 2022. 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 755 patent applications have been published in the 51st issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 755 applications published in the journal, 340 applications account for early publications while 415 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 353 applications have been granted this week as compared to 697 grants in the week preceding thereby marking a decrease of about 49.35%.
Early Publications
| List of Cities | 1st of January 2023 till 6th January 2023 |
| Delhi | 8 |
| Mumbai | 35 |
| Pune | 17 |
| Bangalore | 171 |
| Chennai | 62 |
| Hyderabad | 27 |
| Kolkata | 0 |
Ordinary Publications
| Particulars | No of Applications |
| Total early publications | 818 |
| Total ordinary publications | 1,207 |
| Total applications published | 2,025 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 384 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 161 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 316 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 119 |
| Total Grants | 980 |
| Total applications examined | 780 |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 950
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 755
Percentage difference: 20.52% decrease
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 876 FER’s were issued this week. Applicants and their agents can check if any of their patent applications have been examined by referring to the journal available here.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 362 | 232 | - 35.91 % |
| Mumbai | 86 | 121 | 40.69 % |
| Chennai | 331 | 311 | - 6.04 % |
| Kolkata | 39 | 25 | - 35.89 % |
| Total | 818 | 689 | - 15.77 % |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 265 | 12 | - 95.47% |
| Mumbai | 209 | 227 | 8.61% |
| Chennai | 725 | 183 | - 74.75% |
| Kolkata | 8 | 13 | 62.50% |
| Total | 1207 | 435 | - 63.96% |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 755 patent applications published in the journal this week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 203 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 16 applications from Delhi, 22 applications from Mumbai, 20 applications from Pune, 69 applications from Bangalore, 45 applications from Chennai, 31 applications from Hyderabad and 0 application from Kolkata.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 384 | 387 | 0.78% |
| Mumbai | 161 | 156 | - 3.10% |
| Chennai | 316 | 291 | - 7.91% |
| Kolkata | 119 | 82 | - 31.09% |
| Total | 980 | 916 | - 6.53% |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st Of January 2022 till 23rd December 2022)
| City | No. of FER Issued |
| Delhi | 409 |
| Mumbai | 213 |
| Chennai | 390 |
| Kolkata | 71 |
| Total | 1,083 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 1,249 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 14,840 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last Week: 698
● Total designs registered this Week: 1,249
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 14,840
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels.
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