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Chinese Utility Model Grants Down Over 21% in 2023 Q1 YoY; Trademark Grants Down Almost 53%

According to data recently released by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), utility model grants were down 21.7% to 600,206 grants in the first quarter of 2023 versus a year ago. Invention patent grants were up slightly at 1.4% to 162,902 grants. Design patent grants were up almost 7% to 183,325 grants. Per Toby Mak of Tee & Howe, “the significant drop in utility model grant number may be a direct result of CNIPA cracking down on abnormal patent …

Chinese Utility Model Grants Down 30%, Invention Patent Grants Up Almost 55% in 2024 Q1

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently released first quarter grant data for 2024. For the first quarter, the number of invention patents granted was 251,882 , a year-on-year increase of 54.6%. The number of utility model grants was 419,451 , a year-on-year decrease of 30.1%. The number of authorized designs was 146,270 , a year-on-year decrease of 20.2%.

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration to Cease Accepting Trademark Applications from Agencies that Failed to Reregister

On June 1, 2023, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced in the Notice on filing work of trademark agencies (商标代理机构备案有关工作的通知) that is would no longer accept trademark applications from trademark agencies that failed to register with CNIPA. However, these trademark agencies can complete existing applications. Note that almost three quarters of all Chinese trademark agencies have failed to reregister by the end of the first quarter of 2023 per the Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status …

China Releases Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2022)

On May 11, 2023, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration released the Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2022) (全国知识产权代理行业发展状况（2022年)). In 2022, 645 new patent agencies were established in China, and 5 foreign patent agencies were approved to establish resident representative offices. By the end of 2022, there were 4,520 patent agencies (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), 63,311 patent attorneys, 31,347 practicing patent attorneys, and 4,405 litigation representatives. The number of applicants for the 2022 patent attorney …