Recently, the China National Intellectual Property Administration released the monthly report of CNIPA registration statistics of June 2024. Compared to the period from January to June 2023, the number of granted invention patent increased by 27.97% year-on-year, granted utility model decreased by 12.47% year-on-year, and granted design decreased by 11.35% year-on-year.
Granted Patent |
Invention | Utility Model | Design | Total |
January – June 2023 |
432,632 |
1,104,223 | 344,000 | 1,880,855 |
January – June 2024 |
553,649 |
966,514 | 304,954 |
1,825,117 |
Growth |
121,017 |
-137,709 | -39,046 |
-55,738 |
Growth Rate |
27.97% | -12.46% | -11.35% |
-2.96% |
Statistical Table 1: Granted Patent Group by Domestic and Foreign Applicants
January – June 2024
Group by
Domestic and Foreign |
Invention |
Utility Model |
Design |
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Granted |
Proportion | Granted | Proportion | Granted |
Proportion |
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Total | Subtotal |
553,649 |
100% | 966,514 | 100% | 304,954 |
100% |
Service |
544,733 |
98.4% | 926,105 | 95.8% | 229,075 |
75.1% |
|
Non-Service |
8,916 |
1.6% | 40,409 | 4.2% | 75,879 |
24.9% |
|
Domestic | Subtotal |
498,589 |
100/90.1 | 963,975 | 100/99.7 | 294,374 |
100/96.5 |
Service |
490,249 |
98.3% | 923,649 | 95.8% | 218,759 |
74.3% |
|
Non-Service |
8,340 |
1.7% | 40,326 | 4.2% | 75,615 |
25.7% |
|
Foreign | Subtotal |
55,060 |
100/9.9 | 2,539 | 100/0.3 | 10,580 |
100/3.5 |
Service |
54,484 |
99% | 2,456 | 96.7% | 10,316 |
97.5% |
|
Non-Service |
576 |
1% | 83 | 3.3 | 264 |
2.5% |
Note:
1. In this table, the number of granted patents is calculated based on the date of grant announcement.
2. In this table, domestic and foreign are classified according to the applicant’s (rights holder’s) place of origin.
Statistical Table 2: Granted Patent Group by Applicant Types
January – June 2024
Group by Applicant Types |
Service |
Non-service | ||||
Colleges and Universities | Scientific Research Institutions | Enterprises | Government-Affiliated Institutions |
Individuals |
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Invention | Number |
87,287 |
24,456 | 369,087 | 9,419 |
8,340 |
Proportion |
17.5% |
4.9% | 74% | 1.9% |
1.7% |
|
Utility Model | Number |
29,160 |
7,889 | 857,338 | 29,262 |
40,326 |
Proportion |
3% |
0.8% | 88.9% | 3% |
4.2% |
|
Design | Number |
6,696 |
701 | 210,018 | 1,344 |
75,615 |
Proportion |
2.3% |
0.2% | 71.3% | 0.5% |
25.7% |