MANU/PIBU/0391/2016

Department/Board : Press Information Bureau

Date : 25.04.2016

Patent Applications

Pendency of patent applications is measured in terms of pending Requests of Examination awaiting disposal at different stages of processing in Patent Offices. Pendency in the Indian Patent Offices as on 01.04.2016, location-wise, is as under:-

Location	No. of Applications
Delhi	88297
Chennai	78405
Kolkata	39911
Mumbai	31058
Total	237671

While there is no 'Patent Application Investigation System', the examination and disposal of patent applications is done electronically, which is regularly upgraded.

Patent Offices are located at four locations in the country as under:

Sl. No.	Office	Territorial Jurisdiction
1	Patent Office Mumbai	The States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa  and Chhattisgarh and the Union ........