Summary
The post provides a detailed overview of patent and industrial design statistics in India for the week of 16th to 23rd September 2022. A total of 1601 patent applications were published, with 437 early and 1164 ordinary publications. Patent grants saw a slight decrease compared to the previous week, and 1170 First Examination Reports were issued. The statistics also break down applications by major Indian cities and include cumulative data from January to September 2022. In industrial designs, 200 registrations were recorded for the week, contributing to a total of 9910 registrations in 2022.
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 23rd of September 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 1601 patent applications have been published in the 38th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1601 applications published in the journal, 437 applications account for early publications while 1164 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 620 applications have been granted this week as compared to 598 grants in the week preceding thereby marking a decrease of about 3.67%.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 277 | 213 | 23.10% decrease |
| Mumbai | 92 | 88 | 4.34% decrease |
| Chennai | 193 | 158 | 18.13% decrease |
| Kolkata | 58 | 67 | 15.51% increase |
| Total | 620 | 526 | 15.16% decrease |
Ordinary Publications
| List of Cities | 1st of January 2022 till 30th September 2022 | 23rd September 2022 to 30th September 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 1064 | 78 |
| Mumbai | 1384 | 10 |
| Pune | 972 | 28 |
| Bangalore | 1717 | 128 |
| Chennai | 1827 | 52 |
| Hyderabad | 986 | 20 |
| Kolkata | 362 | 8 |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week):2080
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week):1601
Percentage difference: 23.02% decrease
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 1170 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
| GII Rank | Economy |
|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
| 2 | United States |
| 3 | Sweden |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Republic of Korea |
| 7 | Singapore |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Finland |
| 10 | Denmark |
Publications under Grant
| Rank | Economy |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chile |
| 2 | Brazil |
| 3 | Mexico |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1601 patent applications published in the journal this week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 372 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 119 applications from Delhi, 46 applications from Mumbai, 27 applications from Pune, 44 applications from Bangalore, 63 applications from Chennai, 48 applications from Hyderabad and 25 applications for Kolkata.
| Rank | Economy |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Canada |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st Of January 2022 till 23rd September 2022)
| Rank | Economy |
|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
| 2 | Botswana |
| 3 | Kenya |