Patents granted in China in 2022
Recently, the website of the China National Intellectual
Property Administration ("CNIPA") published the main
statistical data of intellectual property for 2022. While few weeks
ago we have provided in these pages an overview of the trademark
data (see here),
this time we have a look at patents data.
Statistical analysis of the number of patents
The total number of patents granted in China in 2022 amounted to
4,323,409 marking a decrease of 278,048 on 2021. Particularly, the
number of invention patents granted during the year increased by
102,401 (14.71% year-on-year). The number of granted utility models
decreased by 315,835 (10.12% year-on-year). The number of granted
design patents decreased by 64,614 (8.22% year-on-year).
