{"id":43596,"date":"2018-08-13T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T03:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=43596"},"modified":"2025-06-17T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:21:22","slug":"indian-patent-statistics-gii-ranking-pending-patents-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/indian-patent-statistics-gii-ranking-pending-patents-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister clarifies on pending Indian patents, India&#8217;s GII ranking increases, National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Patent Licensing Agreement and Settlement and more."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMinister clarifies on pending Indian patents, Patent Agent Examination registrations to remain open till 16<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018, India&#8217;s GII ranking increases, National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Qualcomm settles patent dispute with Taiwanese government, Patent Licensing Agreement and Settlement other Weekly Patent News,\u201d presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India\u2019s leading Patent Firm.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Patent Quote of the Week<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPatents are the best and most effective means of controlling competition.\u201d &#8211; Edwin J. Prindle, Former Chairman of the Patent Committee of the American Chemical Society.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Indian Patent Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 1086 patent applications have been published in the 32<sup>nd<\/sup> issue of the patent journal. Out of the 1086 applications, 91 applications account for early publications while 995 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 month period. A total of 193 applications have been granted this week thereby marking a sharp decrease of about 47.41% decrease in grants compared to the previous week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Early Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">28<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">14<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">50% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">38<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">42<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">10.53% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">27<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">20<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">25.93% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">15<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">200% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>98<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>91<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>7.14% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ordinary Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">90<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">507<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">463.33% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">96<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">246<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">156.25% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">236<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">223<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">5.51% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">44<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">19<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">56.82% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>466<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>995<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>113.52% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 564<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1086<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Percentage difference: 92.55% increase<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>First Examination Report (FER) Statistics <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 1805 FER\u2019s have been issued last week. Applicants and their agents can check if any of their patent applications have been examined by referring the journal available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipindia.nic.in\/writereaddata\/Portal\/IPOJournal\/1_2642_1\/Part-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>No. of FER Issued<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">687<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">264<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>1805<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>PUBLICATIONS UNDER GRANT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">150<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">58<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">61.33% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">48<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">36<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">25% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">106<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">63<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">40.57% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">63<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">36<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">42.86% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>367<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>193<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>47.41% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Number of Applications published based on applicant city<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of the total 1086 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 116 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 40 applications from Mumbai, 24 applications from Bangalore, 19 applications from Chennai, 14 applications from Hyderabad, 11 applications from Delhi and 8 applications from Kolkata.<\/p>\n<table width=\"97%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\"><strong>List of Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2018 \u2013 10<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\"><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018 \u2013 10<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\">709<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\">556<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Bangalore<\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\">653<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\">394<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Hyderabad<\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\">302<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"32%\">144<\/td>\n<td width=\"37%\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Total number of applications published by the Indian Patent Office from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 23995<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Early publications: 2241<\/li>\n<li>Ordinary Publications: 21754<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Total number of patents granted by the Indian Patent Office from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 8701<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Delhi \u2013 3266<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai \u2013 1046<\/li>\n<li>Chennai \u2013 2681<\/li>\n<li>Kolkata \u2013 1708<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Indian Industrial Designs Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The designs office has registered a total of 127 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of January 2018 till date now adds to a total of 5494 applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total designs registered in the previous Week: 116<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total designs registered this Week: 127<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Percentage Difference: 9.48% increase<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2018 till date: 5494<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Indian Patent Updates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Patent Agent Examination registrations to remain open till 16<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Registrations for the 2018 Patent Agent Examination are due to close shortly. Interested applicants should hurry up and register themselves on the official website of the Indian Patent Office if they have not already done so. The registration page may be accessed by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/ipindiaservices.gov.in\/Agentregister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. The tentative date of the examinations is October 28, 2018 and the registration closes on 16<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018. We will keep you posted on any new developments that occur in this regard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Suresh Prabhu clarifies on issue of pending patents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Suresh Prabhu\u00a0clarified last week in the lower house of the Parliament during the question hour that pendency of patent applications at examination stage has reduced from 2,04,177 as on March 2017 to 1,55,438 as on June 2018. The \u00a0Hon&#8217;ble Minister was also questioned about the action plan that the Ministry intends to undertake in order to develop the infrastructure across all patent offices in the country and other steps that the \u00a0Government intends to take so as to deal with the increasing number of patent applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>India&#8217;s rank\u00a0on <\/strong><strong>Global Innovation Index (GII) increases again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India&#8217;s rank on the Global Innovation Index (GII) increased yet again this year by 3 places. India has been consistently climbing upward on the GII ladder in the past two years.\u00a0While its position improved from 80 in 2015 to 66 in 2016, India has been placed 57<sup>th<\/sup> this year. Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States of America, Finland and Denmark lead the 2018 rankings in GII.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Patent \/ IP Conferences, Seminars<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chanakya National Law University is organizing a one day National Seminar on \u201cIntellectual Property Rights: Emerging Issues and Challenges\u201d on the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> of September 2018.\u00a0 The University has called for submission of papers from Academicians, researchers, advocates, social activists and students pursuing law or any other academic degree. More details regarding the seminar may be retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/call-for-papers-chanakaya-national-law-university-one-day-national-seminar-on-intellectual-property-rights-emerging-issues-and-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/call-for-papers-chanakaya-national-law-university-one-day-national-seminar-on-intellectual-property-rights-emerging-issues-and-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LiveLaw.in<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Patent \/Design Infringements, Disputes, Licensing <\/span>and<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> Settlements.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cisco and Arista Networks settle patent dispute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cisco Systems and Arista Networks have decided to settle a long standing patent dispute between the two companies over Arista\u2019s alleged infringement of Cisco patents. As part of the settlement, Arista will pay Cisco $400 million and further tweak its user interfaces to differentiate them from Cisco\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cisco had sued Arista, which was founded by former Cisco employees, in 2014 for allegedly copying Cisco software for its Ethernet switches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Qualcomm settles patent dispute with Taiwanese government\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qualcomm Inc.\u00a0appears to have scored a victory in the ongoing tussle between the company and the Taiwanese government\u00a0in respect of Qualcomm\u2019s patent-licensing business. The settlement with the Taiwanese government\u00a0will save the company from having to pay nearly $700 million in fines. Qualcomm&#8217;s issues in Taiwan spiked in October last year when Taiwan&#8217;s Fair Trade Commission fined the company $773 million and ruled that Qualcomm violated the country&#8217;s laws by unfairly licensing its patents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Author: BIP\u2019s Patent Attorneys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Led by Senior Partners, Somashekar Ramakrishna, Nitin Nair and Vinita Radhakrishnan, BIP&#8217;s Patent Attorneys are among the leading patent practitioners in the country. They work with clients such as Mahindra and Mahindra, Samsung, HCL, Eureka Forbes, and Titan. They specialize in IT\/Software, Electronics\/Telecom, Mechanical, Automotive, and Bio\/Pharma domains, and help clients with patent filing, prosecution, management and strategy in India, and across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weekly patent news initiative is a part of their pro bono work, and is aimed at spreading patent awareness. You are free to share the news with appropriate attribution and backlink to the source.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have any questions, you may write to BIP&#8217;s Patent Attorneys &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:contact@bananaip.com\">contact@bananaip.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest weekly report analyses Indian patent statistics, including publication trends and grant data. 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