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 28th of January 2022. 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 1,217 patent applications have been published in the 4th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,217 applications published in the journal, 370 applications account for early publications while 847 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 587 applications have been granted last week as compared to 443 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking a increase of about 32.51%
Early Publications
| City | No. of FER Issued |
| Delhi | 397 |
| Mumbai | 182 |
| Chennai | 361 |
| Kolkata | 106 |
| Total | 1,046 |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 192 | 331 | 72.4% increase |
| Mumbai | 92 | 116 | 26.09% increase |
| Chennai | 217 | 347 | 59.91% increase |
| Kolkata | 86 | 117 | 36.05% increase |
| Total | 587 | 911 | 55.2% increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 1,144
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1,217
Percentage difference: 6.38% increase
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 977 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 | 28th January 2022 to 4th February 2022 |
| Delhi | 157 | 39 |
| Mumbai | 161 | 19 |
| Pune | 147 | 18 |
| Bangalore | 156 | 53 |
| Chennai | 275 | 96 |
| Hyderabad | 192 | 96 |
| Kolkata | 56 | 12 |
Publications under Grant
| Particulars | Last Week | This Week | Percentage Change |
| Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office | 5803 | 6017 | An increase of 4% |
| Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings | 3612 | 4265 | An increase of 18% |
| Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal | 5867 | 5366 | A decrease of 9% |
| Total Registrations Granted | 650 | 1150 | An increase of 77% |
| Total Hearing Notices Issued | 8017 | 17234 | An increase of 115% |
| Total Renewal Notices Issued | 0 | 6748 | An increase of 674,800% |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,217 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 182 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 23 applications from Delhi, 33 applications from Mumbai, 20 applications from Pune, 25 applications from Bangalore, 48 applications from Chennai, 30 applications from Hyderabad and 3 applications for Kolkata.
| S. No. | Jurisdiction | New Applications | Examined | Published | Registered |
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 1963 | 852 | 831 | 194 |
| 2 | Chennai | 2350 | 1190 | 1412 | 206 |
| 3 | Delhi | 4298 | 2276 | 1698 | 416 |
| 4 | Kolkata | 720 | 405 | 325 | 73 |
| 5 | Mumbai | 2687 | 1294 | 1100 | 261 |
| Total | | 12018 | 6017 | 5366 | 1150 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Particulars | No. of Applications |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed | 50877 |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined | 27835 |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Published | 35860 |
| Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered | 10097 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 306 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 1,218 applications.
- Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 303
- Total designs registered this Week: 306
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 1,218
Data compiled by Jaya Pandey, Patent Associate, BananaIP Counsels
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