The following are monthly statistics that present the volume of inputs, outputs, and number of files in inventory for patents, trademarks and industrial designs. In addition to the corporate statistics published in our annual report, these monthly statistics may be of interest to IP professionals and other IP stakeholders.
March 2019
Year-to-date
(April 2018 – March 2019)
Patents
Applications filed
3,347
39,027
Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action)
20,458
n/a
Granted
1,854
23,094
Trademarks
Applications filed
5,663
63,887
Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action)
73,040
n/a
Approvals
2,973
35,693
Registrations
2,114
24,903
Industrial Designs
Applications filed
460
6,152
Inventory
7,150
n/a
Allowances
452
5,748
Q4 - (2018-2019)
January
February
March
Q4
Patents
Applications filed
3,445
2,709
3,347
9,501
Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action)
20,313
20,387
20,458
n/a
Granted
2,478
1,875
1,854
6,207
Trademarks
Applications filed
5,875
5,173
5,663
16,711
Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action)
67,484
69,978
73,040
n/a
Approvals
3,759
2,014
2,973
8,746
Registrations
2,353
1,998
2,114
6,465
Industrial Designs
Applications filed
412
385
460
1,257
Inventory
7,379
7,144
7,150
n/a
Allowances
645
574
452
1,671
Q3 - (2018-2019)
October
November
December
Q3
Patents
Applications filed
3,568
3,393
3,016
9,977
Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action)
20,489
20,446
20,384
n/a
Granted
1,979
1,624
1,213
4,816
Trademarks
Applications filed
5,770
5,229
4,344
15,343
Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action)
63,129
64,295
65,805
n/a
Approvals
2,534
3,393
3,029
8,956
Registrations
2,180
2,191
1,758
6,129
Industrial Designs
Applications filed
659
517
546
1,722
Inventory
7,441
7,457
7,495
n/a
Allowances
494
407
476
1,377
Q2 - (2018-2019)
July
August
September
Q2
Patents
Applications filed
3,184
3,157
2,823
9,164
Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action)
21,725
21,677
20,684
n/a
Granted
2,274
1,891
1,895
5,970
Trademarks
Applications filed
5,068
5,615
4,572
15,255
Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action)
59,352
60,721
62,127
n/a
Approvals
3,073
3,484
2,768
9,325
Registrations
1,843
2,150
1,774
5,767
Industrial Designs
Applications filed
621
511
459
1,591
Inventory
7,279
7,228
7,311
n/a
Allowances
430
523
338
1,291
Q1 - (2018-2019)
April
May
June
Q1
Patents
Applications filed
3,599
3,413
3,373
10,385
Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action)
