On October 16, 2024, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the “China’s Patent-Intensive Industries Statistical Monitoring Report” (中国专利密集型产业统计监测报告). Per CNIPA, “Conducting statistical monitoring of patent-intensive industries is an important measure to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council on cultivating and developing patent-intensive industries. The National Intellectual Property Administration has issued annual monitoring reports for many consecutive years, providing data support for the formulation of relevant policies, effectively …
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CNIPA Releases 2024 National Intellectual Property Service Industry Statistical Survey Report
On October 9, 2024, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the 2024 National Intellectual Property Service Industry Statistical Survey Report (2024年全国知识产权服务业统计调查报告). The report includes statistics such as the number of intellectual property agencies, average income for agencies, worker productivity, etc. for 2023. Some highlights from the report follow.
WIPO: China Ranks 11th in Global Innovation Index
Per the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) 2024 Global Innovation Index released on September 26, 2024, China ranks eleventh, up a spot from 2023 and returning to its 2022 rank. Switzerland, Sweden, and the United States are the top three innovative countries per the Index. China, for a second consecutive year, leads with the most science and technology clusters (26) in the top 100. The United States follows, with 20 clusters, then Germany with eight.
CNIPA Releases Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2023)
On August 16, 2024, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a report on the National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2023) (全国知识产权代理行业发展状况（2023年)). The report provides statistics on the patent agent industry including the number of patent and trademark firms, number of patent agents, and number of patent agent bar exam takers. Of note, the number of patent agent bar exam takers declined for the first time in a decade and the number of trademark agencies dropped almost 50% …