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Patent Quote of the Week<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe true strength of an invention lies in the claims of the patent application\u201d \u2013 Gaurav Mishra, IP Manager \u2013 Strategic Engagement, BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indian Patent Statistics<\/h2>\n

A total of 826 patent applications have been published in the 28th<\/sup> issue of the patent journal. Out of the 826 applications, 69 applications account for early publications while 757 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 month period. A total of 235 applications have been granted this week thereby marking a sharp decrease of about 32.86% in grants compared to the previous week.<\/p>\n

Early Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\nPrevious Week<\/strong><\/td>\nThis Week<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n90% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n55% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n4.17% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n1700% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/strong><\/td>\n69<\/strong><\/td>\n25.45% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ordinary Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\nPrevious Week<\/strong><\/td>\nThis Week<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/strong><\/td>\n316<\/td>\n393<\/td>\n24.37% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n51.67% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n267<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n26.97% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n225% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n667<\/strong><\/td>\n757<\/strong><\/td>\n13.49% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 722<\/p>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 826<\/p>\n

Percentage difference: 14.4% increase<\/p>\n

First Examination Report (FER) Statistics <\/strong><\/p>\n

A total of 1254 FER\u2019s have been 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<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\nNo. of FER Issued<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n1254<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

PUBLICATIONS UNDER GRANT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\nPrevious Week<\/strong><\/td>\nThis Week<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n46.9% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n25.58% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n21.98% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n26.67% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n350<\/strong><\/td>\n235<\/strong><\/td>\n32.86% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Number of Applications published based on applicant city<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of the total 826 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 68 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 15 applications each from Bangalore and Chennai, 14 from Delhi, 13 from Mumbai, 6 from Hyderabad and 5 from Kolkata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
List of Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2018 \u2013 13th<\/sup> July 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n7th<\/sup> July 2018 \u2013 13th<\/sup> July 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n653<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n475<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangalore<\/td>\n554<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n338<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyderabad<\/td>\n275<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Total number of applications published by the Indian Patent Office from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 21123<\/strong><\/p>\n