2024-07-23

Granted Patent Applications in China in the First Half of 2024

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

Granted

Proportion Granted Proportion Granted

Proportion

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

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%

 

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