In China’s shift from quantity to quality, 25.5% fewer utility models were granted in 2023 versus 2022. Design patent grants were also down 11.5% according to a January 16, 2024 press conference held by the State Council Information Office. In contrast, invention patent grants were up 15.4%. Invention patent applications are substantively examined while utility models and designs only undergo a preliminary examination. 2024 may show a continuing downward trend for utility models as the amended Patent Examination Guidelines, effective …
Category: Statistics
China’s Quantity to Quality Shift in Patents Continues Trend in 2023 Q3
Per recently released statistics from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), a total of 698,822 invention patents were granted, 1,596,992 utility models were granted, and 487,977 design patents were granted cumulatively through the the third quarter of 2023. Compared with the third quarter of 2022, this represents an almost 14% increase in invention patents granted versus an over 25% drop in utility model grants and an over 8% drop in design patent grants.
World Intellectual Property Organization Releases Global Innovation Index 2023 – China Outranks the US in Top 100 Science and Technology Clusters
Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore are the world’s most innovative economies in 2023, according to WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII). China – the only middle-income economy in the GII top 30 – ranks 12th – down from 11th in 2022. However, for the first time, in 2023, China has the most Science & Technology (S&T) clusters (24) ranked among the top 100, overtaking the United States with 21 clusters unchanged from 2022. Based on S&T intensity, …
Chinese Trademark Registrations Down 45% in First Half of 2023 Year-on-Year
In recently released data from the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the number of Chinese trademark authorizations dropped just over 45% in the first half of 2023 versus the first half of 2022. Specifically, there were 2,018,119 trademarks granted in 2023 H1 versus 3,673,925 in 2022 H1. The number of foreign-originated trademark grants also dropped from 98,650 to 60,776 in 2023 H1 (down about 38%) although as a percentage foreign-originated trademark grants increased from 2.7% to 3% of total …