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 26th of August 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 1,403 patent applications have been published in the 34th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,403 applications published in the journal,510 applications account for early publications while 893 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 703 applications have been granted last week as compared to 452 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking an increase of about 55.53%
Early Publications
| City | No. of FER issued |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 567 |
| Mumbai | 277 |
| Chennai | 431 |
| Kolkata | 100 |
| Total | 1375 |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 256 | 419 | 63.67% increase |
| Mumbai | 94 | 158 | 68.09% increase |
| Chennai | 258 | 319 | 23.64% decrease |
| Kolkata | 95 | 128 | 34.74 increase |
| Total | 703 | 1024 | 45.66% increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week):1,289
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week):1,403
Percentage difference: 8.84% increase
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 662 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
| List of Cities | 1st of January till 2nd September 2022 | 26th August 2022 to 2nd September 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 778 | 20 |
| Mumbai | 1241 | 26 |
| Pune | 868 | 30 |
| Bangalore | 1432 | 33 |
| Chennai | 1555 | 26 |
| Hyderabad | 857 | 15 |
| Kolkata | 262 | 0 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 194 | 88 | 54.63% decrease |
| Mumbai | 70 | 167 | 138.57% increase |
| Chennai | 106 | 219 | 106.60% increase |
| Kolkata | 1 | 83 | 8200% increase |
| Total | 371 | 557 | 50.13% increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,403 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 191 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 17 applications from Delhi, 34 applications from Mumbai, 20 applications from Pune, 41 applications from Bangalore, 53 applications from Chennai,24 applications from Hyderabad and 2 applications for Kolkata.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 537 | 396 | 26.25% decrease |
| Mumbai | 195 | 172 | 11.79% decrease |
| Chennai | 159 | 219 | 37.73% increase |
| Kolkata | 37 | 32 | 13.51% decrease |
| Total | 928 | 819 | 11.74% decrease |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st of January 2022 till 26th August 2022)
| City | No. of FER issued |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 530 |
| Mumbai | 259 |
| Chennai | 372 |
| Kolkata | 88 |
| Total | 1249 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 102 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 9,410 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 110
● Total designs registered this Week: 102
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 9,410
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels