Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics- 21st January 2022 to 28th January 2022

Summary

This post presents comprehensive statistics on Indian patent and industrial design activity for the week of 21st to 28th January 2022, sourced from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs. It covers patent applications published, including early and ordinary publications, and provides details on first examination reports and grant figures. The analysis also includes data by applicant city and cumulative statistics since 1st January 2022. Industrial design registrations for the week and year-to-date are also summarised. The report is compiled by BananaIP Counsels, ensuring accuracy and reliability for stakeholders.

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 January 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 1,217 patent applications have been published in the 4th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,217 applications published in the journal, 370 applications account for early publications while 847 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 587 applications have been granted last week as compared to 443 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 32.51%

Early Publications

City	No. of FER Issued
Delhi	397
Mumbai	182
Chennai	361
Kolkata	106
Total	1,046

Ordinary Publications

City	Previous Week	This Week	Percentage of change
Delhi	192	331	72.4% increase
Mumbai	92	116	26.09% increase
Chennai	217	347	59.91% increase
Kolkata	86	117	36.05% increase
Total	587	911	55.2% increase

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,144
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,217
Percentage difference: 6.38% increase

FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS

A total of 977 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.

List of Cities	1st of January till date	28th January 2022 to 4th February 2022
Delhi	157	39
Mumbai	161	19
Pune	147	18
Bangalore	156	53
Chennai	275	96
Hyderabad	192	96
Kolkata	56	12

Publications under Grant

Particulars	Last Week	This Week	Percentage Change
Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office	5803	6017	An increase of 4%
Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings	3612	4265	An increase of 18%
Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal	5867	5366	A decrease of 9%
Total Registrations Granted	650	1150	An increase of 77%
Total Hearing Notices Issued	8017	17234	An increase of 115%
Total Renewal Notices Issued	0	6748	An increase of 674,800%

Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’

Of the total 1,217 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 182 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 23 applications from Delhi, 33 applications from Mumbai, 20 applications from Pune, 25 applications from Bangalore, 48 applications from Chennai, 30 applications from Hyderabad and 3 applications for Kolkata.

S. No.	Jurisdiction	New Applications	Examined	Published	Registered
1	Ahmedabad	1963	852	831	194
2	Chennai	2350	1190	1412	206
3	Delhi	4298	2276	1698	416
4	Kolkata	720	405	325	73
5	Mumbai	2687	1294	1100	261
Total		12018	6017	5366	1150

PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)

Particulars	No. of Applications
Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed	50877
Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined	27835
Total Number of Trademark Applications Published	35860
Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered	10097

INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS

The design office has registered a total of 306 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 1,218 applications.

Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 303
Total designs registered this Week: 306

Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 1,218

Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels

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