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 24th 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 1,009 patent applications have been published in the 39th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,009 applications published in the journal, 140 applications account for early publications while 869 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 615 applications have been granted last week as compared to 274 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 124.45%
Early Publications
| Particulars | Last Week | This Week | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office | 5394 | 5686 | An increase of 5% |
| Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings | 2990 | 3289 | An increase of 10% |
| Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal | 5687 | 6525 | An increase of 15% |
| Total Registrations Granted | 2387 | 3730 | An increase of 56% |
| Total Hearing Notices Issued | 2925 | 7058 | An increase of 141% |
| Total Renewal Notices Issued | 3333 | 1877 | A decrease of 44% |
Ordinary Publications
| S. No. | Jurisdiction | New Applications | Examined | Published | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 1496 | 834 | 1126 | 588 |
| 2 | Chennai | 2078 | 1107 | 1254 | 664 |
| 3 | Delhi | 3833 | 2062 | 2133 | 1545 |
| 4 | Kolkata | 691 | 414 | 559 | 275 |
| 5 | Mumbai | 2185 | 1269 | 1453 | 658 |
| Total | 10283 | 5686 | 6525 | 3730 |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 756
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,009
Percentage difference: 33.47% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 1,047 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 | 338133 |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined | 166836 |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Published | 120679 |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered | 247158 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 19 | 61 | 221.05% increase |
| Mumbai | 36 | 17 | 52.78% decrease |
| Chennai | 83 | 162 | 95.18% increase |
| Kolkata | 2 | 2 | -- |
| Total | 140 | 242 | 72.86% increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,009 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 131 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 26 applications from Delhi, 37 applications from Mumbai, 10 applications from Pune, 24 applications from Bangalore, 13 applications from Chennai, 16 applications from Hyderabad and 5 applications from Kolkata.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 592 | 341 | 42.4% decrease |
| Mumbai | 159 | 181 | 13.84% increase |
| Chennai | 89 | 335 | 276.4% increase |
| Kolkata | 29 | 134 | 362.07% increase |
| Total | 869 | 991 | 14.04% increase |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| City | No. of FER Issued |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 594 |
| Mumbai | 251 |
| Chennai | 484 |
| Kolkata | 141 |
| Total | 1,470 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
- Total designs registered in the previous Week: 307
- Total designs registered this Week: 303
- Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 8,273