Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics- 4th March 2022 to 11th March 2022

Summary

This post provides a comprehensive overview of patent and industrial design statistics in India for the week of 4th to 11th March 2022. Drawing data from the official patent office journal, it details the total patent applications published, differentiating between early and ordinary publications, and analyses grant activity and first examination reports. The post also breaks down application numbers by major Indian cities and summarises design registrations for the same period. All figures are presented with an objective and analytical approach, maintaining factual accuracy and clarity throughout.

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 March 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 1,934 patent applications have been published in the 10th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,934 applications published in the journal, 439 applications account for early publications while 1,495 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 590 applications have been granted last week as compared to 882 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a decrease of about 33.11%

Early Publications

City	Previous Week	This Week	Percentage of change
Delhi	131	204	55.73% increase
Mumbai	62	70	12.9% increase
Chennai	271	113	58.3% decrease
Kolkata	3	52	1633.33% increase
Total	467	439	6% decrease

Ordinary Publications

City	Previous Week	This Week	Percentage of change
Delhi	392	537	36.99% increase
Mumbai	213	107	49.77% decrease
Chennai	495	763	54.14% increase
Kolkata	26	88	238.46% increase
Total	1,126	1,495	32.77% increase

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,593
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,934
Percentage difference: 21.41% increase

FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS

A total of 1,732 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.

City	No. of FER Issued
Delhi	723
Mumbai	254
Chennai	612
Kolkata	143
Total	1,732

Publications under Grant

City	Previous Week	This Week	Percentage of change
Delhi	307	223	27.36% decrease
Mumbai	131	102	22.14% decrease
Chennai	314	183	41.72% decrease
Kolkata	130	82	36.92% decrease
Total	882	590	33.11% decrease

Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’

Of the total 1,934 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 208 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 58 applications from Delhi, 23 applications from Mumbai, 23 applications from Pune, 41 applications from Bangalore, 29 applications from Chennai, 18 applications from Hyderabad and 16 applications for Kolkata.

List of Cities	1st of January till date	4th March 2022 to 11th March 2022
Delhi	356	58
Mumbai	339	23
Pune	303	23
Bangalore	337	41
Chennai	504	29
Hyderabad	317	18
Kolkata	138	16

PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)

Particulars	No. of Applications
Total early publications	4,062
Total ordinary publications	9,149
Total applications published	13,211
Total grants in Delhi	2,358
Total grants in Mumbai	937
Total grants in Chennai	2,350
Total grants in Kolkata	828
Total Grants	6,473
Total applications examined	14,225

INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS

The design office has registered a total of 348 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 3,120 applications.

Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 325
Total designs registered this Week: 348

Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 3,120

Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels

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