{"id":66581,"date":"2019-11-04T15:12:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T09:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=66581"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:42:09","slug":"indian-patent-office-fer-statistics-weekly-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/indian-patent-office-fer-statistics-weekly-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent activity at the Indian Patent Office escalates this week, over 2000 FER\u2019s issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India\u2019s leading Intellectual Property Firm.<\/p>\n<h2>INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS<\/h2>\n<p>A total of 842 patent applications have been published in the 44<sup>th<\/sup> issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 842 applications published in the journal, 112 applications account for early publications while 730 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 \u2013 month period. A total of 359 applications have been granted last week as compared to 562 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a decrease of about 36.12%.<\/p>\n<h3>Early Publications<\/h3>\n<table width=\"99%\">\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%\">11<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">15<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">36.36% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">47<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">32<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">31.91% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">77<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">64<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">16.88% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">14<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">92.85% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>149<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>112<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>24.83% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Ordinary Publications<\/h3>\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%\">379<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">268<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">29.28% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">156<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">126<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">19.23% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Chennai<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">235<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">280<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">19.14% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">56<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">459% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>780<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>730<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>6.41% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 929<br \/>\nTOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 842<br \/>\nPercentage difference:\u00a0<strong>9.36% decrease<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS<\/h2>\n<p>A total of 2211 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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipindia.nic.in\/writereaddata\/Portal\/IPOJournal\/1_4802_1\/Part-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>No. of FER Issued<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">391<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">292<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>2211<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Publications under Grant<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22%\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">209<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">145<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">30.62% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">80<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">69<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">13.75% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">172<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">189<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">9.88% increase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">101<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">86<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">14.85% decrease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\"><strong>562<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>359<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>36.12% decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Number of Applications published based on \u2018Applicant City\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\nOf the total 842 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 113 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 4 applications from Delhi, 61 applications from Mumbai, 11 applications from Bangalore, 13 applications from Chennai, 19 applications from Hyderabad and 5 applications from Kolkata.<\/p>\n<table width=\"97%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>List of Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2019 to 1<sup>st<\/sup> November 2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\"><strong>25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0October 2019 \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> November 2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\">1030<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\">798<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Bangalore<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\">979<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\">899<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Hyderabad<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\">423<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"38%\">240<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Patent statistics summary (1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0January 2019 \u2013till date)<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"60%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\">Total early publications<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">4572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\">Total ordinary publications<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">36571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\"><strong>Total applications published<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\"><strong>41143<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\">Total grants in Delhi<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">7279<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\">Total grants in Mumbai<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">2657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\">Total grants in Chennai<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">6086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\">Total grants in Kolkata<\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\">3061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\"><strong>Total Grants<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\"><strong>19083<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60%\"><strong>Total applications examined<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\"><strong>65665<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS<\/h2>\n<p>The designs office has registered a total of 168 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of January 2019 till date now adds to a total of\u00a012606 applications.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total designs registered in the previous Week: 168<\/li>\n<li>Total designs registered this Week: 188<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2019 till date:\u00a012606<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Authored and compiled by Vibha Amarnath <\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>About BIP\u2019s Patent Attorneys<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The patent news bulletin is brought to you by the patent division of BananaIP Counsels, a top patent and IP firm in India. Led by Senior Partners, Somashekar Ramakrishna, Nitin Nair and Vinita Radhakrishnan, BIP\u2019s Patent Attorneys are among the leading patent practitioners in the country. They work with clients such as Mahindra and Mahindra, Samsung, HCL, Eureka Forbes, to name a few. 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