{"id":48192,"date":"2019-04-01T11:45:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T06:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=48192"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T10:17:30","slug":"google-akamai-netflix-patent-infringement-epo-plants-microsoft-lot-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/google-akamai-netflix-patent-infringement-epo-plants-microsoft-lot-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Google, Akamai and Netflix accused of patent infringement, Certificate Course on Patent Law, EPO discusses patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes, Microsoft adds 500 to LOT Network and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIndian Patent Statistics, Interesting Inventions, IPR Workshops, Certificate Course on Patent Law, Google, Akamai and Netflix accused of patent infringement, Madras High Court upholds Kibow Biotech\u2019s patent, EPO member states discuss patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes, First trial by China\u2019s Supreme People\u2019s Court for Intellectual Property, Microsoft adds 500 more patents to LOT Network and other news updates\u201d presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India\u2019s leading Patent Firm.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIf you watched companies such as Sony and Samsung grow, they focused first on features and then on industrial design, which made their products look and feel better.\u201d Jefferson Han.<\/p>\n

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

A total of 986 patent applications have been published in the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 986 applications, 77 applications account for early publications while 909 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 month period. A total of 586 applications were granted last week marking an increase of about 63.23% in grants.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Early 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>\n2<\/td>\n80% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n28% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n32.07% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n12.50% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n96<\/strong><\/td>\n77<\/strong><\/td>\n19.79% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>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>\n324<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n1.23% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n67<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n59.70% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n351<\/td>\n189<\/td>\n46.15% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n124<\/td>\n285<\/td>\n129.83% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n866<\/strong><\/td>\n909<\/strong><\/td>\n4.96% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week):<\/strong> 962<\/p>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week):\u00a0<\/strong>986<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percentage difference:<\/strong>\u00a02.49% increase<\/p>\n

First Examination Report (FER) Statistics<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A total 1442 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\u00a0here<\/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>\n511<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n1442<\/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>\n117<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n66.66% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n92.45% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n193<\/td>\n60.83% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n39.13% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n359<\/strong><\/td>\n586<\/strong><\/td>\n63.23% increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

Of the total 986 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 164 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 32 applications from Bangalore, 48 from Delhi, 13 applications from Chennai, 19 applications from Mumbai 20 applications from Hyderabad and 32 applications from Kolkata<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
List of Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2019 \u2013 22nd\u00a0<\/sup>March 2019<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a022nd<\/sup>\u00a0March 2019 \u2013 29th<\/sup> March 2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n329<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangalore<\/td>\n377<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/td>\n353<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyderabad<\/td>\n135<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0Total number of applications published by the Indian Patent Office from the 1st of January 2019 till date: 11469<\/strong><\/p>\n