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 27th of March 2020.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 382 patent applications have been published in the 13th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 382 applications published in the journal, 62 applications account for early publications while 320 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. No patents were granted during this week.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 60 | 17 | 71.67% decrease |
| Mumbai | 35 | 19 | 45.71% decrease |
| Chennai | 66 | 26 | 60.61% decrease |
| Kolkata | 3 | 0 | 100% decrease |
| Total | 164 | 62 | 62.19% decrease |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 226 | 90 | 60.18% decrease |
| Mumbai | 96 | 52 | 45.83% decrease |
| Chennai | 259 | 158 | 38.99% decrease |
| Kolkata | 29 | 20 | 31.03% decrease |
| Total | 610 | 320 | 47.54% decrease |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 774
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 382
Percentage difference: 50.65% decrease
FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (FER) STATISTICS
A total of 2,228 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 | 876 |
| Mumbai | 394 |
| Chennai | 667 |
| Kolkata | 291 |
| Total | 2,228 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 270 | — | — |
| Mumbai | 130 | — | — |
| Chennai | 221 | — | — |
| Kolkata | 114 | — | — |
| Total | 735 | — | — |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 382 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 98 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 13 applications from Delhi, 24 applications from Mumbai, 8 applications from Pune, 34 applications from Bangalore, 12 applications from Chennai, 4 applications from Hyderabad and 3 applications from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January till date | 20th March 2020 to 27th March 2020 |
| Delhi | 291 | 13 |
| Mumbai | 434 | 24 |
| Pune | 243 | 8 |
| Bangalore | 289 | 34 |
| Chennai | 309 | 12 |
| Hyderabad | 164 | 4 |
| Kolkata | 37 | 3 |
PATENT STATISTICS SUMMARY (1ST OF JANUARY TILL DATE)
| Total early publications | 1,717 |
| Total ordinary publications | 10,893 |
| Total applications published | 12,610 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 2511 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 1167 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 2336 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 1179 |
| Total Grants | 7,193 |
| Total applications examined | 22,831 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 54 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2020 till date now adds to a total of 2824 applications.
- Total designs registered in the previous Week: 252
- Total designs registered this Week: 54
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2020 till date: 2824
Authored and compiled by Jaya Pandey
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