{"id":68357,"date":"2020-03-30T17:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/?p=68357"},"modified":"2025-06-27T17:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:03:11","slug":"indian-patent-office-statistics-lockdown-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/indian-patent-office-statistics-lockdown-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Amidst national lock-down, IPO comes to a grinding halt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">This week\u2019s Patent &amp; Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 27<sup>th<\/sup> of March 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">A total of 382 patent applications have been published in the 13<sup>th<\/sup> issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 382 applications published in the journal, 62 applications account for early publications while 320 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 \u2013 month period. No patents were granted during this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Early Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">60<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">71.67% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">45.71% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Chennai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">66<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">60.61% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">100% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>164<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>62<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>62.19% decrease<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Ordinary Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">226<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">90<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">60.18% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">96<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">52<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">45.83% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Chennai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">259<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">158<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">38.99% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">31.03% decrease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>610<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>320<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>47.54% decrease<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 774<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 382<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Percentage difference: 50.65% decrease<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">A total of 2,228 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 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipindia.nic.in\/writereaddata\/Portal\/IPOJournal\/1_4857_1\/Part-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>No. of FER Issued<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">876<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">394<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">667<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">291<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>2,228<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Publications under Grant<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Previous Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Percentage of change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">270<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">130<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">221<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">114<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>735<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Number of Applications published based on \u2018Applicant City\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Of the total 382 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 98 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows \u2013 13 applications from Delhi, 24 applications from Mumbai, 8 applications from Pune, 34 applications from Bangalore, 12 applications from Chennai, 4 applications from Hyderabad and 3 applications from Kolkata.<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>List of Cities<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> of January till date<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>20<sup>th<\/sup> March 2020 to 27<sup>th<\/sup> March 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">291<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">434<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Pune<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">243<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Bangalore<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">289<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">309<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Hyderabad<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">164<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1<sup>ST<\/sup> OF JANUARY TILL DATE)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<table width=\"387\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total early publications<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">1,717<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total ordinary publications<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">10,893<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total applications published<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">12,610<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"387\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total grants in Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">2511<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total grants in Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">1167<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total grants in Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">2336<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total grants in Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">1179<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total Grants<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>7,193<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"387\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"229\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total applications examined<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">22,831<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">The design office has registered a total of 54 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of January 2020 till date now adds to a total of 2824 applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total designs registered in the previous Week: 252<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Total designs registered this Week: 54<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2020 till date: 2824<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong><em>Authored and compiled by Jaya Pandey<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><em>If you have any questions, or need any clarifications, please feel free to write to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:contact@bananaip.com\">contact@bananaip.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><em>Disclaimer:<\/em><em>\u00a0Kindly note that the news bulletin has been put together from different sources, primary and secondary, and BananaIP\u2019s reporters may not have verified all the news published in the bulletin. You may write to\u00a0contact@bananaip.com\u00a0for corrections and take down.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Patent and Design Office experienced a sharp decline in activity during the national lockdown, with patent publications and design registrations dropping considerably. 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