This week’s Patent and Design data has been compiled from the Official journal of patents and designs, published by the patent office on the 14th of January 2022. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,208 patent applications have been published in the 2nd issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,208 applications published in the journal, 266 applications account for early publications while 942 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 482 applications have been granted last week as compared to 665 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a decrease of about 27.52%
Early Publications
| City | No. of FER Issued |
| Delhi | 347 |
| Mumbai | 175 |
| Chennai | 414 |
| Kolkata | 80 |
| Total | 1,016 |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 224 | 172 | 23.21% decrease |
| Mumbai | 60 | 66 | 10% increase |
| Chennai | 149 | 160 | 7.38% increase |
| Kolkata | 49 | 45 | 8.16% decrease |
| Total | 482 | 443 | 8.09% decrease |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,045
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,208
Percentage difference: 15.6% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 1,484 FER’s 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.
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 14th January 2022 to 21st January 2022 |
| Delhi | 95 | 25 |
| Mumbai | 109 | 34 |
| Pune | 109 | 26 |
| Bangalore | 78 | 15 |
| Chennai | 131 | 58 |
| Hyderabad | 66 | 19 |
| Kolkata | 41 | 17 |
Publications under Grant
| Particulars | No. of Applications |
| Total early publications | 1,011 |
| Total ordinary publications | 2,386 |
| Total applications published | 3,397 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 613 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 209 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 576 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 192 |
| Total Grants | 1,590 |
| Total applications examined | 3,413 |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,208 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 203 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 43 applications from Delhi, 41 applications from Mumbai, 19 applications from Pune, 50 applications from Bangalore, 24 applications from Chennai, 20 applications from Hyderabad and 6 applications for Kolkata.
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 112 | 144 | 28.57% increase |
| Mumbai | 66 | 34 | 48.49% decrease |
| Chennai | 142 | 192 | 35.21% increase |
| Kolkata | 38 | – | – |
| Total | 358 | 370 | 3.35% increase |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 587 | 345 | 41.23% decrease |
| Mumbai | 128 | 100 | 21.88% decrease |
| Chennai | 59 | 392 | 564.41% increase |
| Kolkata | 12 | 10 | 16.67% decrease |
| Total | 786 | 847 | 7.76% increase |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 314 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 609 applications.
- Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 295
- Total designs registered this Week: 314
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 609
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels
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