{"id":68291,"date":"2020-03-23T12:43:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T07:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=68291"},"modified":"2025-06-27T17:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:45:45","slug":"covid-impact-indian-patent-office-publications-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/covid-impact-indian-patent-office-publications-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite CoVid threat patent publications and grants increase at the IPO – Kudos to IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 20th<\/sup> of March 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A total of 774 patent applications have been published in the 12th<\/sup> issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 774 applications published in the journal, 164 applications account for early publications while 610 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 \u2013 month period. A total of 735 applications have been granted last week as compared to 425 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking an increase of about 72.94%<\/span><\/p>\n

Early Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPrevious Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThis Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPercentage of change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/td>\n757.14% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\n40% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n54<\/span><\/td>\n66<\/span><\/td>\n22.22% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n76.92% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n99<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n164<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n65.65% increase<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ordinary Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPrevious Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThis Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPercentage of change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n172<\/span><\/td>\n226<\/span><\/td>\n31.39% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n132<\/span><\/td>\n96<\/span><\/td>\n27.27% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n228<\/span><\/td>\n259<\/span><\/td>\n13.15% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n76<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n61.84% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n608<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n610<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0.32% increase<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 707<\/span><\/p>\n

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 774<\/span><\/p>\n

Percentage difference: 9.47% increase<\/span><\/p>\n

FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A total of 1209 FER\u2019s were 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>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNo. of FER Issued<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n478<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n220<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n377<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n134<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1209<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Publications under Grant<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPrevious Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThis Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPercentage of change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n137<\/span><\/td>\n270<\/span><\/td>\n97.08% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n65<\/span><\/td>\n130<\/span><\/td>\n100% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n161<\/span><\/td>\n221<\/span><\/td>\n37.26% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n62<\/span><\/td>\n114<\/span><\/td>\n83.87% increase<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n425<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n735<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n72.94% increase<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Number of Applications published based on \u2018Applicant City\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Of the total 774 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 125 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 34 applications from Delhi, 8 applications from Mumbai, 9 applications from Pune, 24 applications from Bangalore, 27 applications from Chennai and 20 applications from Hyderabad and 3 applications from Kolkata.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
List of Cities<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1st<\/sup> of January till date<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n13th<\/sup> March 2020 to 20th<\/sup> March 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n278<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n410<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pune<\/span><\/td>\n235<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangalore<\/span><\/td>\n255<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n297<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyderabad<\/span><\/td>\n160<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST<\/sup> OF JANUARY TILL DATE)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Total early publications<\/span><\/td>\n1,655<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total ordinary publications<\/span><\/td>\n10,573<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total applications published<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n12,228<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total grants in Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n2511<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total grants in Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n1167<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total grants in Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n2336<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total grants in Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n1179<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Grants<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7,193<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total applications examined<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n20,603<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The design office has registered a total of 252 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st<\/sup> of January 2020 till date now adds to a total of 2770 applications.<\/span><\/p>\n