China owns 5m valid invention patents 4.99m

THE number of valid invention patents in China had exceeded 4.99 million by the end of 2023, the National Intellectual Property Administration said yesterday.

The number of valid trademarks in the country has reached 46.15 million, Hu Wenhui, deputy head of NIPA, told a press conference, detailing advances made by China in 2023 in the field of intellectual property rights.

A total of 921,000 invention patents were authorized in 2023, while about 74,000

The number of valid invention patents in China had exceeded 4.99 million by the end of 2023. international patent applications were filed via the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Some 4.38 million trademarks were registered in the country in 2023. A total of 6,196 international trademark applications were received through the Madrid System during the year.

In addition, China had approved a total of 2,508 geographical indication products by the end of 2023, with the annual output value of GI products exceeding 800 billion yuan (US$112.46 billion).

China registered 11,000 integrated circuit layout designs in 2023, with the accumulated amount of registered IC layout designs hitting 72,000.

Last year also witnessed the building of 10 pilot zones for IPR protection across the country. The total number of IPR protection centers and rapid IPR service centers hit 112, rising up eight and seven, respectively, in 2023.

Hu noted that the top three technical fields of effective invention patents by growth rate in 2023 were information technology management, computer technology and basic communication programs, up 59.4 percent, 39.3 percent and 30.8 percent year on year.

(Xinhua)