This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 24th of April 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys of BananaIP Counsels, an Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 265 patent applications have been published in the 17th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 265 applications published in the journal, 100 applications account for early publications while 165 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 219 applications have been granted last week.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 6 | — | — |
| Mumbai | 3 | — | — |
| Chennai | 3 | 98 | 3166.66% increase |
| Kolkata | 0 | 2 | — |
| Total | 12 | 100 | 733.33% increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 125 | 90 | 28% decrease |
| Mumbai | 85 | 32 | 62.35% decrease |
| Chennai | 133 | 37 | 72.18% decrease |
| Kolkata | 17 | 6 | 64.71% decrease |
| Total | 360 | 165 | 54.16% decrease |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 372
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 265
Percentage difference: 28.76% decrease
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
No FER’s have been issued in the referenced week.
| City | No. of FER Issued |
| Delhi | 0 |
| Mumbai | 0 |
| Chennai | 0 |
| Kolkata | 0 |
| Total | 0 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | — | 52 | — |
| Mumbai | — | 41 | — |
| Chennai | — | 83 | — |
| Kolkata | — | 43 | — |
| Total | — | 219 | — |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 265 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 57 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 6 applications from Delhi, 7 applications from Mumbai, 4 applications from Pune, 18 applications from Bangalore, 17 applications from Chennai and 5 applications from Hyderabad and 0 applications from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 17th April 2020 to 24th April 2020 |
| Delhi | 343 | 6 |
| Mumbai | 509 | 7 |
| Pune | 288 | 4 |
| Bangalore | 381 | 18 |
| Chennai | 369 | 17 |
| Hyderabad | 202 | 5 |
| Kolkata | 46 | — |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Total early publications | 1,845 |
| Total ordinary publications | 12,108 |
| Total applications published | 13,953 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 2,702 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 1,262 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 2,551 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 1,303 |
| Total Grants | 7,818 |
| Total applications examined | 23,143 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 21 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2020 till date now adds to a total of 2845 applications.
- Total designs registered in the previous Week: 0
- Total designs registered this Week: 21
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2020 till date: 2845
Authored and compiled by Jaya Pandey
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