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 28th of October 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 896 patent applications have been published in the 43rd issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 896 applications published in the journal, 280 applications account for early publications while 616 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 505 applications have been granted this week as compared to 429 grants in the week preceding thereby marking an increase of about 17.71%.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 47 | 182 | 287.23% increase |
| Mumbai | 117 | 82 | 29.91% decrease |
| Chennai | 76 | 307 | 303.95% increase |
| Kolkata | 19 | 35 | 84.21% increase |
| Total | 259 | 606 | 133.98% increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 77 | 317 | 311.69% increase |
| Mumbai | 83 | 166 | 100.0% increase |
| Chennai | 203 | 82 | 59.60% decrease |
| Kolkata | 7 | 65 | 828.57% increase |
| Total | 370 | 630 | 70.27% increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1308
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 896
Percentage difference: 31.49% decrease
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 1561 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 | No. of FER issued |
| Delhi | 246 |
| Mumbai | 135 |
| Chennai | 189 |
| Kolkata | 30 |
| Total | 600 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 99 | 220 | 122.22% increase |
| Mumbai | 42 | 100 | 138.1% increase |
| Chennai | 85 | 154 | 81.17% increase |
| Kolkata | 23 | 80 | 247.83% increase |
| Total | 249 | 554 | 122.49% increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 896 patent applications published in the journal this week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 195 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows –23 applications from Delhi, 30 applications from Mumbai, 28 applications from Pune, 42 applications from Bangalore, 49 applications from Chennai, 17 applications from Hyderabad and 6 applications from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January 2022 till 18th November 2022 | 11th November 2022 to 18th November 2022 |
| Delhi | 1307 | 26 |
| Mumbai | 1639 | 28 |
| Pune | 1158 | 35 |
| Bangalore | 2090 | 42 |
| Chennai | 2242 | 68 |
| Hyderabad | 1146 | 32 |
| Kolkata | 434 | 32 |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st Of January 2022 till 28th October 2022)
| Particulars | No of Applications |
| Total early publications | 20,074 |
| Total ordinary publications | 43,232 |
| Total applications published | 63,306 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 9,893 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 4,268 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 9,515 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 3,320 |
| Total Grants | 26,996 |
| Total applications examined | 55,123 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 246 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 10,919 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last Week: 200
● Total designs registered this Week: 246
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 10,919
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels
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