{"id":43643,"date":"2018-08-27T09:20:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T03:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=43643"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:44:23","slug":"indian-patent-news-inventions-coffee-drones-paper-cow-dung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/indian-patent-news-inventions-coffee-drones-paper-cow-dung\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Inventions, Coffee Drones, Paper from Cow dung, Blackberry versus Facebook and SnapInc, Design term extension and more."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cInteresting Inventions, IBM patents drones that deliver coffee, Making paper from Cow dung, Blackberry versus Facebook and SnapInc in patent infringement suit, Design term extension in Japan likely and other Weekly Patent News,\u201d presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India\u2019s leading Patent Firm.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIdeas in your mind have no patent value. They must be expressed or reduced to practice before it is too late\u201d \u2013 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Author, Professor and Renowned IP Attorney<\/p>\n

Indian Patent Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n

A total of 750 patent applications have been published in the 34th<\/sup> issue of the patent journal. Out of the 750 applications, 58 applications account for early publications while 692 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 month period. A total of 176 applications have been granted this week which is exactly the grants from the previous week. There is therefore no change in the\u00a0total grant percentage 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>\n25<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n76% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n575% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n33.33% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n81.25% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n78<\/strong><\/td>\n58<\/strong><\/td>\n25.64% decrease<\/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>\n286<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n51.4% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n158.82% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n222<\/td>\n235<\/td>\n5.86% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n274<\/td>\n1857.14% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n539<\/strong><\/td>\n692<\/strong><\/td>\n28.39% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 617<\/p>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 750<\/p>\n

Percentage difference: 21.56% increase<\/p>\n

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

A total of 1054 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 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>\n361<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n1054<\/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>\n63<\/td>\n63<\/td>\nNo change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nNo change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n47<\/td>\nNo change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n44<\/td>\nNo change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n176<\/strong><\/td>\n176<\/strong><\/td>\nNo change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Of the total 750 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 97 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 \u00a036 applications from Bangalore, 21 applications from Delhi, 15 applications from Chennai, 10 applications from Mumbai, 9 applications from Hyderabad and 6 applications from Kolkata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
List of Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2018 \u2013 24th<\/sup> August 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n18th<\/sup> August 2018 \u2013 24th<\/sup> August 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n747<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n571<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangalore<\/td>\n721<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n420<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyderabad<\/td>\n324<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n155<\/td>\n6<\/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: 25362<\/strong><\/p>\n