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ARTICLE · 03 MARCH 2025

News & Cases From China: January 2025

The State Council Information Office indicated in a recent press conference that in 2024 China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had met all its annual targets.

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State Council Information Office Press Conference on Progress of Intellectual Property Rights Work in 2024

Date: 15 January 2025

The State Council Information Office indicated in a recent press conference that in 2024 China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had met all its annual targets. The key data are as follows:

  • A total of 1.045 million invention patents were granted, a 13.5% increase year-on-year. Chinese applicants filed 4,868 international design applications via the Hague Agreement, up 29.5% from the previous year and ranking first globally. By year-end, China's domestic valid invention patents reached 4.756 million, making China the first country to exceed 4 million.

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