This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 23rd of April 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 617 patent applications have been published in the 17th issue of the Patent Journal, 2021. Out of the 617 applications published in the journal, 203 applications account for early publications while 414 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 436 applications have been granted last week as compared to 388 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 12.37%
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 42 | 30 | 28.57% decrease |
| Mumbai | 16 | 26 | 62.5% increase |
| Chennai | 94 | 145 | 54.26% increase |
| Kolkata | 4 | 2 | 50% decrease |
| Total | 156 | 203 | 30.13% increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 303 | 305 | 0.66% increase |
| Mumbai | 94 | 57 | 39.36% decrease |
| Chennai | 214 | 238 | 11.22% increase |
| Kolkata | 37 | 24 | 35.14% decrease |
| Total | 648 | 624 | 3.70% decrease |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 804
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 827
Percentage difference: 2.86% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 807 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.
| City | No. of FER Issued |
| Delhi | 335 |
| Mumbai | 137 |
| Chennai | 294 |
| Kolkata | 41 |
| Total | 807 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 118 | 135 | 14.41% increase |
| Mumbai | 48 | 67 | 39.58% increase |
| Chennai | 156 | 167 | 7.05% increase |
| Kolkata | 66 | 67 | 1.52% increase |
| Total | 388 | 436 | 12.37% increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 617 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 165 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 22 applications from Delhi, 24 applications from Mumbai, 20 applications from Pune, 21 applications from Bangalore, 38 applications from Chennai, 34 applications from Hyderabad and 6 from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 16th April 2021 to 23rd April 2021 |
| Delhi | 265 | 22 |
| Mumbai | 337 | 24 |
| Pune | 248 | 20 |
| Bangalore | 323 | 21 |
| Chennai | 488 | 38 |
| Hyderabad | 223 | 34 |
| Kolkata | 66 | 6 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Total early publications | 3,582 |
| Total ordinary publications | 13,142 |
| Total applications published | 16,724 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 3,884 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 1,655 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 3,682 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 1,592 |
| Total Grants | 10,813 |
| Total applications examined | 27,460 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 202 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date now adds to a total of 3,442 applications.
- Total designs registered in the previous Week: 202
- Total designs registered this Week: 202
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2021 till date: 3,442
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey
