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 7th 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 1501 patent applications have been published in the 40th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1501 applications published in the journal, 518 applications account for early publications while 983 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 681 applications have been granted this week as compared to 526 grants in the week preceding thereby marking an increase of about 29.46%.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 244 | 170 | 30.32% decrease |
| Mumbai | 111 | 60 | 45.94% decrease |
| Chennai | 167 | 161 | 3.59% decrease |
| Kolkata | 50 | 38 | 24.00% decrease |
| Total | 572 | 429 | 25.00% decrease |
Ordinary Publications
| List of Cities | 1st of January 2022 till 21st October 2022 | 14th October 2022 to 21st October 2022 |
| Delhi | 1213 | 33 |
| Mumbai | 1529 | 32 |
| Pune | 1059 | 12 |
| Bangalore | 1940 | 37 |
| Chennai | 2049 | 35 |
| Hyderabad | 1062 | 21 |
| Kolkata | 381 | 10 |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1126
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1501
Percentage difference: 33.30% increase
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 952 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
| Particulars | No of Applications |
| Total early publications | 18,609 |
| Total ordinary publications | 40,534 |
| Total applications published | 59,143 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 9,080 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 3,908 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 8,729 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 3,061 |
| Total Grants | 24,778 |
| Total applications examined | 51,562 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 175 | 53 | 69.71% decrease |
| Mumbai | 63 | 73 | 15.87% increase |
| Chennai | 157 | 152 | 3.18% decrease |
| Kolkata | 54 | 2 | 96.29% decrease |
| Total | 449 | 280 | 37.63% decrease |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1501 patent applications published in the journal this week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 386 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 78 applications from Delhi, 62 applications from Mumbai, 31 applications from Pune, 108 applications from Bangalore, 78 applications from Chennai, 22 applications from Hyderabad and 7 applications for Kolkata.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 328 | 66 | 79.87% decrease |
| Mumbai | 167 | 213 | 27.54% increase |
| Chennai | 351 | 321 | 8.54% decrease |
| Kolkata | 13 | 16 | 23.07% increase |
| Total | 859 | 616 | 28.28% decrease |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st Of January 2022 till 7th October 2022)
| City | No. of FER issued |
| Delhi | 633 |
| Mumbai | 284 |
| Chennai | 542 |
| Kolkata | 102 |
| Total | 1561 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 162 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 10,272 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last Week: 200
● Total designs registered this Week: 162
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 10,272
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels
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