Weekly Patent and Industrial Design Statistics – 4th November 2022 to 11th November 2022

Summary

This update presents a comprehensive analysis of Indian patent and industrial design statistics for the week of 4th to 11th November 2022, as published in the official journal by the Indian Patent Office. The data includes the number of published patent applications, early and ordinary publications, and total grants, highlighting a significant decrease in grants compared to the previous week. The summary also details the distribution of applications by major cities and offers a cumulative update since January 2022. Industrial design registration figures for the week are provided, reflecting trends in design protection activity. The content is compiled by BananaIP Counsels and is intended for professionals seeking accurate intellectual property data.

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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