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 November 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 1,295 patent applications have been published in the 48th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,295 applications published in the journal, 430 applications account for early publications while 865 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 589 applications have been granted last week as compared to 384 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 53.39%
Early Publications
| City | No. of FER Issued |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 418 |
| Mumbai | 181 |
| Chennai | 425 |
| Kolkata | 97 |
| Total | 1,121 |
Ordinary Publications
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 26th November 2021 to 3rd December 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,328 | 31 |
| Mumbai | 1,088 | 37 |
| Pune | 823 | 26 |
| Bangalore | 1,282 | 70 |
| Chennai | 1,328 | 59 |
| Hyderabad | 764 | 24 |
| Kolkata | 249 | 3 |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,179
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,295
Percentage difference: 9.84% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 987 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 | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 213 | 348 | 63.38% increase |
| Mumbai | 86 | 101 | 17.44% increase |
| Chennai | 228 | 321 | 40.79% increase |
| Kolkata | 62 | 144 | 132.26% increase |
| Total | 589 | 914 | 55.18% increase |
Publications under Grant
| Particulars | Last Week | This Week | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office | 5835 | 5561 | A decrease of 5% |
| Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings | 5879 | 4348 | A decrease of 26% |
| Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal | 5162 | 5732 | An increase of 11% |
| Total Registrations Granted | 4930 | 3904 | A decrease of 21% |
| Total Hearing Notices Issued | 6560 | 8809 | An increase of 34% |
| Total Renewal Notices Issued | 3626 | 4478 | An increase of 24% |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,295 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 223 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 35 applications from Delhi, 36 applications from Mumbai, 33 applications from Pune, 52 applications from Bangalore, 45 applications from Chennai, 16 applications from Hyderabad and 6 applications for Kolkata.
| Particulars | No. of Applications |
|---|---|
| Total early publications | 10,920 |
| Total ordinary publications | 36,180 |
| Total applications published | 47,100 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 10,605 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 4,320 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 10,144 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 4,141 |
| Total Grants | 29,210 |
| Total applications examined | 64,439 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| S. No. | Jurisdiction | New Applications | Examined | Published | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 1424 | 634 | 711 | 708 |
| 2 | Chennai | 2179 | 1200 | 1651 | 799 |
| 3 | Delhi | 3724 | 1945 | 1859 | 1386 |
| 4 | Kolkata | 657 | 387 | 311 | 277 |
| 5 | Mumbai | 2410 | 1395 | 1200 | 734 |
| Total | 10394 | 5561 | 5732 | 3904 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
- Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 251
- Total designs registered this Week: 304
- Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 10,445