We bring you the Weekly Patent and Design Statistics report from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs for the period of 9th to 16th of August, 2024.
Patent Statistics Overview:
- Total patent publications this week: 1521 (Early publications: 564, Ordinary publications: 957)
- Patent examination increased by 405%, standing at 384
- Patent grants saw a increase of 13% with 429 applications.
Breakdown by City – Early Publications:
- Delhi: decreased by 6% (195 to 183)
- Mumbai: showed no changes from the previous week, standing at 112
- Chennai: decreased by 29% (340 to 240)
- Kolkata: decreased by 50% (58 to 29).
Ordinary Publications by City:
- Delhi: 30% increase (453 to 589)
- Mumbai: 54% drop (229 to 104)
- Chennai: 10% decrease (259 to 233)
- Kolkata: declined by 27% (43 to 31).
First Examination Report (FER) Distribution:
- Delhi: 185
- Mumbai: 75
- Chennai: 92
- Kolkata: 32
Publications Under Grant by City:
- Delhi witnessed a 19% increase (125 to 149)
- Mumbai saw a decline of 2% (81 to 79)
- Chennai observed an increase of 17% (132 to 155)
- Kolkata reported a rise of 15% (40 to 46).
Applications Based on ‘Applicant City’:
Of the 1,521 patent applications, the top contributing cities are:
- Delhi: 31
- Mumbai: 23
- Pune: 29
- Bangalore: 116
- Chennai: 37
- Hyderabad: 12
- Kolkata: 2
2024 Yearly Patent Overview (1st Jan – 16th August, 2024):
- Early publications: 22,004
- Ordinary publications: 31,605
- Total applications published: 53,609
- Total grants: 52,462 (Delhi: 21,040, Mumbai: 9,994, Chennai: 16,495, Kolkata: 4,933)
- Applications examined: 9,301.
Industrial Design Statistics:
- 358 designs registered this week, a decrease from 500 the previous week.
- Total designs registered in 2024: 28,404.
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DISCLAIMER
This report is limited by the following:
- Accuracy and availability of data on the IP Office’s online database and publications;
- The date and time at which the search for the data was performed to collect data;
- Understanding and analysis of the data by BananaIP’s attorneys and experts, which may vary from other attorneys and experts; and
- The limitations inherent in the collection of Patent and Design data and statistics.
Compiled by Sushma H. A.
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