We bring you the Weekly Patent and Design Statistics report from the Official Journal of Patents and Designs for the period of 2nd to 9th of August, 2024.
Patent Statistics Overview:
- Total patent publications this week: 1689 (Early publications: 705, Ordinary publications: 984)
- Patent examination decreased by 38%, standing at 76.
- Patent grants saw a decrease of 63% with 378 applications.
Breakdown by City – Early Publications:
- Delhi: increased by 150% (78 to 195)
- Mumbai: decreased by 30% (161 to 112)
- Chennai: decreased by 40% (571 to 340)
- Kolkata: increased by 222% (18 to 58).
Ordinary Publications by City:
- Delhi: 44% decrease (817 to 453)
- Mumbai: 25% rise (183 to 229)
- Chennai: 43% decrease (461 to 259)
- Kolkata: rose by 53% (28 to 43).
First Examination Report (FER) Distribution:
- Delhi: 20
- Mumbai: 18
- Chennai: 28
- Kolkata: 10
Publications Under Grant by City:
- Delhi witnessed a 63% decrease (341 to 125)
- Mumbai saw a decline of 61% (208 to 81)
- Chennai observed a decrease of 65% (383 to 132)
- Kolkata reported a drop of 62% (108 to 40).
Applications Based on ‘Applicant City’:
Of the 1,689 patent applications, the top contributing cities are:
- Delhi: 36
- Mumbai: 33
- Pune: 37
- Bangalore: 80
- Chennai: 66
- Hyderabad: 51
- Kolkata: 16
2024 Yearly Patent Overview (1st Jan – 9th August, 2024):
- Early publications: 21,440
- Ordinary publications: 30,648
- Total applications published: 52,088
- Total grants: 52,033 (Delhi: 20,891, Mumbai: 9,915, Chennai: 16,340, Kolkata: 4,887)
- Applications examined: 8,917.
Industrial Design Statistics:
- 500 designs registered this week, decreased from 777 the previous week.
- Total designs registered in 2024 : 28,046.
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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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