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 4th of November 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 1402 patent applications have been published in the 44th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1402 applications published in the journal, 320 applications account for early publications while 1082 applications account for ordinary publications or publications occurring after the 18 – month period. A total of 910 applications have been granted this week as compared to 505 grants in the week preceding thereby marking an increase of about 80.19%.
Early Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 53 | 105 | 98.11% increase |
| Mumbai | 73 | 1 | 98.63% decrease |
| Chennai | 152 | 154 | 1.31% increase |
| Kolkata | 2 | 60 | 2900.00% increase |
| Total | 280 | 320 | 14.28% increase |
Ordinary Publications
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 66 | 472 | 615.15% increase |
| Mumbai | 213 | 290 | 36.15% increase |
| Chennai | 321 | 305 | 4.98% decrease |
| Kolkata | 16 | 15 | 6.25% decrease |
| Total | 616 | 1082 | 75.64% increase |
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (Previous Week): 896
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS (This Week): 1402
Percentage difference: 56.47% increase
First Examination Report (FER) Statistics
A total of 585 FER’s were issued this 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 | 260 |
| Mumbai | 94 |
| Chennai | 189 |
| Kolkata | 42 |
| Total | 585 |
Publications under Grant
| City | Previous Week | This Week | Percentage of change |
| Delhi | 159 | 335 | 110.69% increase |
| Mumbai | 75 | 143 | 90.66% increase |
| Chennai | 206 | 341 | 65.53% increase |
| Kolkata | 65 | 91 | 40.00% increase |
| Total | 505 | 910 | 80.19% increase |
Number of Applications published based on ‘Applicant City’
Of the total 1402 patent applications published in the journal this week, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata have contributed a total of 175 applications. The total applications from each of the previously mentioned cities are as follows – 33 applications from Delhi, 24 applications from Mumbai, 6 applications from Pune, 31 applications from Bangalore, 53 applications from Chennai, 21 applications from Hyderabad and 7 applications from Kolkata.
| List of Cities | 1st of January 2022 till 4th November 2022 | 28th October 2022 to 4th November 2022 |
| Delhi | 1269 | 33 |
| Mumbai | 1583 | 24 |
| Pune | 1093 | 6 |
| Bangalore | 2013 | 31 |
| Chennai | 2151 | 53 |
| Hyderabad | 1100 | 21 |
| Kolkata | 394 | 7 |
Patent Statistics Summary (1st Of January 2022 till 4th November 2022)
| Particulars | No of Applications |
| Total early publications | 19,209 |
| Total ordinary publications | 42,232 |
| Total applications published | 61,441 |
| Total grants in Delhi | 9,574 |
| Total grants in Mumbai | 4,126 |
| Total grants in Chennai | 9,276 |
| Total grants in Kolkata | 3,217 |
| Total Grants | 26,193 |
| Total applications examined | 53,708 |
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STATISTICS
The design office has registered a total of 222 designs this week. The total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date now adds to a total of 11,141 applications.
● Total designs registered in the last Week: 246
● Total designs registered this Week: 222
Total designs registered from the 1st of January 2022 till date: 11,141
Data compiled by Sushma H.A, Associate Patents, BananaIP Counsels.
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