Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics- 10th December 2021 to 17th December 2021

Summary

This post provides a comprehensive analysis of Indian patent and industrial design statistics for the week of 10th to 17th December 2021, as compiled from the official journal published by the Indian Patent Office. It details the number of patent applications published, including early and ordinary publications, and compares weekly patent grant trends. The summary includes data on first examination reports issued, city-wise application distribution, and design registrations. The information is presented in a structured and factual manner, reflecting recent developments in the Indian intellectual property landscape. The post is prepared by BananaIP Counsels, maintaining clarity and data accuracy.

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 17th of December 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 1,240 patent applications have been published in the 51st issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 1,240 applications published in the journal, 386 applications account for early publications while 854 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 491 applications have been granted last week as compared to 475 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 3.37%

Early Publications

S. No.	Jurisdiction	New Applications	Examined	Published	Registered
1	Ahmedabad	1441	692	818	1083
2	Chennai	2066	957	1470	1163
3	Delhi	3434	1959	1798	2091
4	Kolkata	670	326	399	391
5	Mumbai	2384	1062	1296	1203
Total		9995	4996	5781	5931

Ordinary Publications

Particulars	No. of Applications
Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed	447935
Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined	217306
Total Number of Trademark Applications Published	110724
Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered	317733

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 2,080
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,240
Percentage difference: 40.38% decrease

FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS

A total of 1,458 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.

Particulars	2019	2020	2021
Applications Published	49351	51325	52379
Granted	23257	26309	30431
Examined	83226	70924	67727

Publications under Grant

Particulars	2019	2020	2021
Total Registration	14529	14550	11997

Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’

Of the total 1,240 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 145 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 24 applications from Delhi, 41 applications from Mumbai, 13 applications from Pune, 23 applications from Bangalore, 19 applications from Chennai, 22 applications from Hyderabad and 3 applications for Kolkata.

Particulars	2019	2020	2021
Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed	336194	394839	449264
Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined	81371	147824	217990
Total Number of Trademark Applications Published	380922	362196	320210
Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered	302721	238147	319033

PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)

Particular	2019	2020	2021
Literary/Dramatic Works	11898	12936	15556
Artistic Works	5781	4923	6948
Musical Works	320	319	278
Cinematograph Works	346	351	373
Computer Softwares	1679	1556	1599
Sound Recording	1126	1797	3631
Total	21150	21882	28385

INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS

The design office has registered a total of 302 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 11,352 applications.

Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 301
Total designs registered this Week: 302

Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 11,352

Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels

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