The Global Innovation Index (GII), published September 29, 2026 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ranks economies by innovation performance using indicators of innovation inputs and outputs. It also ranks the world’s top 100 innovation clusters and tracks global innovation trends. In the 2026 edition, which covers 139 economies, China ranks 10th. China held the same position in GII 2025, when it entered the top 10 for the first time. In both editions, China is the only middle-income economy …
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China 2025 Patent Filing Trends: Invention Applications Rise 5.43% as Utility Model Applications Fall 16 .81%
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration’s (CNIPA’s) recently released 2025 Intellectual Property Statistical Yearbook records 1,927,500 invention patent applications in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 5.43 percent, and 2,649,201 utility model applications, a year-on-year decrease of 16.81 percent, or approximately 535,000 fewer filings than in 2024.
CNIPA July 2026 Press Conference: New Goal and Definition for High-Value Patents
On July 29, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a press conference relating to IP and the 15th Five-Year Plan. Liang Xinxin, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the CNIPA, stated that the “National 15th Five-Year Plan continues to include the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people as a major indicator of national economic and social development” with a “target for high-value invention patents per 10,000 people set at more than 22, an increase of …
WIPO Data Shows China’s Generative AI Patent Surge Outpacing the World
China has the largest volume of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patenting activity in the world, according to a report published July 14, 2026 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The findings, detailed in WIPO’s Technology SPARK Report, “Patent Trends Update in GenAI,” extend the analysis from WIPO’s 2024 Patent Landscape Report on Generative Artificial Intelligence through the end of 2025.