CNIPA 2020 Annual Report Released on Apr 27, 2021
1.497 million Invention patent applications were filed in 2020,
among which 1.345 million (89.8%) were filed by Chinese applicants,
8.1% increase from 2019 and 152 thousand (10.2%) were filed by
foreign applicants, 3% decrease from 2019. 2.927 million utility
model applications were filed in 2020, 29% increase from 2019. 770
thousand design applications were filed in 2020, 8.3% increase from
2019.
Average pendency of invention patent applications was 20
months.
Invention patent issue rate was 47.3% (number of patents issued
divided by number of applications concluded).
72 thousand PCT applications were filed with CNIPA in 2020,
18.6% increase from 2019. Among these, 67 thousand were filed by
Chinese applicants, 17.9% increase from 2019.
