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 26th of August 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 1,403 patent applications have been published in the 34th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,403 applications published in the journal,510 applications account for early publications while 893 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 703 applications have been granted last week as compared to 452 grants in the week preceding the last thereby marking an increase of about 55.53%
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 164 | 269 | 64.02% Increase |
| Mumbai | 73 | 59 | 19.17% Decrease |
| Chennai | 193 | 156 | 19.17% Decrease |
| Kolkata | 47 | 26 | 44.68% Decrease |
| Total | 477 | 510 | 6.91% Increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 426 | 331 | 22.30% Decrease |
| Mumbai | 207 | 195 | 5.79% Decrease |
| Chennai | 171 | 355 | 107.60% Increase |
| Kolkata | 8 | 12 | 50% Increase |
| Total | 812 | 893 | 9.97% Increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week):1,289
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week):1,403
Percentage difference: 8.84% increase
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 662 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 | 264 |
| Mumbai | 159 |
| Chennai | 189 |
| Kolkata | 50 |
| Total | 662 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 155 | 256 | 65.16% Increase |
| Mumbai | 89 | 94 | 5.61% Increase |
| Chennai | 149 | 258 | 73.15% Increase |
| Kolkata | 59 | 95 | 61.01% Increase |
| Total | 452 | 703 | 55.53% Increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1,403 patent applications published in the journal last week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 191 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 17 applications from Delhi, 34 applications from Mumbai, 20 applications from Pune, 41 applications from Bangalore, 53 applications from Chennai,24 applications from Hyderabad and 2 applications for Kolkata.
| List of cities | 1st January, 2022 till 26th August, 2022 | This Week |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 758 | 17 |
| Mumbai | 1215 | 34 |
| Pune | 838 | 20 |
| Bangalore | 1399 | 41 |
| Chennai | 1429 | 53 |
| Hyderabad | 842 | 24 |
| Kolkata | 262 | 02 |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st of January 2022 till 26th August 2022)
| Particulars | No. of Applications |
|---|---|
| Total Early Publications | 14025 |
| Total Ordinary Publications | 30914 |
| Total Applications Published | 44939 |
| Total Grants in Delhi | 7044 |
| Total Grants in Mumbai | 3073 |
| Total Grants in Chennai | 7105 |
| Total Grants in Kolkata | 2502 |
| Total Grants | 19724 |
| Total Applications Examined | 43028 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 102 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 9,410 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last to last Week: 110
● Total designs registered this Week: 102
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 9,410
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels
About BananaIP Counsels Patent Attorneys
The patent statistics is brought to you by the patent division of BananaIP Counsels, a top-ranked patent and IP firm in India. Led by Senior Partners, Somashekar Ramakrishna, Nitin Nair and Vinita Radhakrishnan. BananaIP Counsels’ Patent Attorneys are among the leading patent practitioners in the country. They work with clients such as Mahindra and Mahindra, Samsung, HCL, Eureka Forbes, to name a few. The patent attorneys at BananaIP Counsels have strong technical and legal expertise in areas such as IT/Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Electronics and Telecommunication, Mechanical, Automotive, Green Energy, Traditional Medicine and Bio/Pharma domains. The firm is a first choice for clients looking for support in patent filing, prosecution, management and strategy in India, and across the world.
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Disclaimer
Kindly note that the statistics has been put together from different sources, primary and secondary, and BananaIP’s reporters may not have verified all the news published in the bulletin. You may write to contact@bananaip.com for corrections and take down.
