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 29th of October 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 1,986 patent applications have been published in the 44th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,986 applications published in the journal, 494 applications account for early publications while 1,492 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 931 applications have been granted last week as compared to 405 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 129.88%.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,115 | 448 | 59.82% decrease |
| Mumbai | 86 | 90 | 4.65% increase |
| Chennai | 273 | 232 | 15.02% decrease |
| Kolkata | 18 | 10 | 44.44% decrease |
| Total | 1,492 | 780 | 47.72% decrease |
Ordinary Publications
| City | No. of FER Issued |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 528 |
| Mumbai | 237 |
| Chennai | 521 |
| Kolkata | 125 |
| Total | 1,411 |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,019
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,986
Percentage difference: 94.9% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 571 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 | 325 | 278 | 14.46% decrease |
| Mumbai | 129 | 101 | 21.71% decrease |
| Chennai | 362 | 255 | 29.56% decrease |
| Kolkata | 115 | 95 | 17.39% decrease |
| Total | 931 | 729 | 21.7% decrease |
Publications under Grant
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 29th October 2021 to 5th November 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,225 | 9 |
| Mumbai | 980 | 27 |
| Pune | 738 | 27 |
| Bangalore | 1,106 | 13 |
| Chennai | 1,188 | 26 |
| Hyderabad | 676 | 24 |
| Kolkata | 231 | 2 |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,986 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 187 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 40 applications from Delhi, 31 applications from Mumbai, 40 applications from Pune, 18 applications from Bangalore, 35 applications from Chennai, 18 applications from Hyderabad and 5 applications for Kolkata.
| Particulars | No. of Applications |
|---|---|
| Total early publications | 9,419 |
| Total ordinary publications | 32,583 |
| Total applications published | 42,002 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 9,781 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 4,028 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 9,300 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 3,827 |
| Total Grants | 26,936 |
| Total applications examined | 59,963 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 98 | 127 | 29.59% increase |
| Mumbai | 48 | 55 | 14.58% increase |
| Chennai | 201 | 42 | 73.1% decrease |
| Kolkata | -- | 30 | -- |
| Total | 347 | 254 | 26.8% decrease |