Decrease of 60 percent recorded in the total applications disposed through Show Cause Hearings, decrease of 1832 in the number of applications published in the Trademark Journal this week and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“A brand is nothing but an expression of the consumer’s loyalty and trust.” – Phil Dusenberry
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
Last week, the Indian Trademark Office had an overall decrease in its working capacity as can be seen from the statistics in the table below. The total number of applications disposed through show cause hearings has decreased by sixty percent (60%), and the total number of hearing notices issued has decreased by eleven percent (11%). There is also a decrease of thirty percent (30%) in the total applications published in the trademark journal.
Weekly Indian Trademark Statistics
| Particulars | Last Week | This Week | Change in % |
| Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office | 7118 | 5758 | A decrease of 19% |
| Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings | 2753 | 1114 | A decrease of 60% |
| Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal | 8945 | 7122 | A decrease of 30% |
| Total Registrations Granted | 6975 | 5467 | A decrease of 22% |
| Total Hearing Notices Issued | 8106 | 7236 | A decrease of 11% |
| Total Renewals Notices Issued | 2949 | 2535 | A decrease of 14% |
Trademark Statistics by Office
Total Number of New Applications Received between October 30th 2019 to November 6th, 2019
| Sr. No | Jurisdiction | New Applications | Examined | Published | Registered |
| 1 | AHMEDABAD | 604 | 327 | 865 | 301 |
| 2 | CHENNAI | 1419 | 605 | 1231 | 832 |
| 3 | DELHI | 2308 | 1110 | 2471 | 2612 |
| 4 | KOLKATA | 427 | 169 | 291 | 334 |
| 5 | MUMBAI | 1678 | 838 | 1570 | 1081 |
| Total | 6436 | 3049 | 6428 | 5160 |
Yearly Trademark Statistics
Trademark Statistics from January 1st, 2019 to November 6th, 2019
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Filed – 283845
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Examined – 136919
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Published – 133727
- Total Number of Trademark Applications Registered – 244275
Authored and compiled by Shreya Chaddha & Uma T.S
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