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ARTICLE · 05 FEBRUARY 2020

China Achieved Stable Improvement In Intellectual Property In 2019

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On January 14, 2020, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the 2019 statistics on patent, trademark, GI (Geographical indication) and IC layout design in Beijing.

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On January 14, 2020, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the 2019 statistics on patent, trademark, GI (Geographical indication) and IC layout design in Beijing.

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In 2019, 1.401 million patent applications for invention was filed with CNIPA, and 453,000 invention patents were granted. Besides the concluded 1.023 million patent applications for invention, 1.981 million patent applications for utility modal and 744,000 patent applications for design were concluded. The Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. obtained 4,510 patents for invention, holding the first place among all Chinese firms (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan firms), followed by Sinopec and OPPO.

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