On January 17, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released statistics for the 2024 calendar year. Year-on-year, invention patent grants were up about 13.5% to 1,044,777 grants. Utility model patent grants were down about 4% to 2,009,657 grants. Note that utility model patent grants were already down over 25% in 2023. Design patent grants were up about 1% to 643,318 grants, reversing the downward trend from 2023. The full dataset including 2024 data for trademarks, geographical indications and integrated …
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CNIPA Press Conference: Over 1 Million Invention Patents Granted in 2024
On January 15, 2025, the China State Council Information Office held a press conference with China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) detailing statistics of 2024. Per Hu Wenhui, deputy director of the CNIPA, in 2024, a total of 1.045 million invention patents were authorized, a year-on-year increase of 13.5%. 67,000 patent reexaminations and invalidation cases were closed. The examination cycle of invention patents was reduced to 15.5 months. 75,000 PCT international patent applications were accepted. Chinese applicants submitted 4,868 international …
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Statistical Data on Patent Licensing from 2019 – 2023
On December 20, 2024, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released statistical data on patent licensing in 2023 and statistical data on patent licensing from 2019 to 2023 including licensing rates for different technologies (国家知识产权局办公室关于公布2023年度及近五年备案的专利实施许可合同有关数据的通知). This data may be useful for determining market rates and therefore avoiding antitrust enforcement actions by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Beijing IP Court Releases White Paper on the Judicial Work of the Past Ten Years – Civil Litigation Has Dropped 31% in 2024
On November 6, 2024, China’s Beijing Intellectual Property (IP) Court released the “White Paper on the Judicial Work of Beijing Intellectual Property Court in the Past Ten Years” (北京知识产权法院十年审判工作白皮书(2014-2024)). The White Paper includes statistics on the types of cases it handles, the majority being administrative litigation against the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to overturn invalidation or reexamination decisions. Per the statistics, the Beijing IP Court has seen a significant drop in cases with no reason provided although this …