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 11th of November 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 629 patent applications have been published in the 45th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 629 applications published in the journal, 259 applications account for early publications while 370 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 249 applications have been granted this week as compared to 910 grants in the week preceding thereby marking a decrease of about 72.63%.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 371 | 237 | 36.11% decrease |
| Mumbai | 71 | 73 | 2.81% increase |
| Chennai | 293 | 228 | 22.18% decrease |
| Kolkata | 103 | 43 | 58.25% decrease |
| Total | 838 | 581 | 30.66% decrease |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 384 | 171 | 55.46% decrease |
| Mumbai | 189 | 216 | 14.28% increase |
| Chennai | 324 | 267 | 17.59% decrease |
| Kolkata | 11 | 64 | 481.81% increase |
| Total | 908 | 718 | 20.92% decrease |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1402
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 629
Percentage difference: 55.13% decrease
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 815 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 | 428 |
| Mumbai | 250 |
| Chennai | 383 |
| Kolkata | 87 |
| Total | 1148 |
Publications under Grant
| Particulars | No of Applications |
| Total early publications | 21,493 |
| Total ordinary publications | 44,858 |
| Total applications published | 66,351 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 10,525 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 4,537 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 10,077 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 3,531 |
| Total Grants | 28,670 |
| Total applications examined | 57,360 |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 629 patent applications published in the journal this week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 144 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 6 applications from Delhi, 28 applications from Mumbai, 30 applications from Pune, 35 applications from Bangalore, 23 applications from Chennai, 14 applications from Hyderabad and 8 applications from Kolkata.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 237 | 163 | 31.22% decrease |
| Mumbai | 73 | 110 | 50.68% increase |
| Chennai | 228 | 231 | 1.31% increase |
| Kolkata | 43 | 31 | 27.90% decrease |
| Total | 581 | 535 | 7.91% decrease |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st Of January 2022 till 11th November 2022)
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 171 | 23 | 86.54% decrease |
| Mumbai | 216 | 262 | 21.29% increase |
| Chennai | 267 | 243 | 8.98% decrease |
| Kolkata | 64 | 5 | 92.18% decrease |
| Total | 718 | 533 | 25.76% decrease |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 262 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 11,403 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last Week: 222
● Total designs registered this Week: 262
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 11,403
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels.
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