State Intellectual Property Office: By the end of 2022, there will be 355,000 domestic enterprises with valid invention patents

On January 16, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Hu Wenhui, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office, introduced that in 2022, the high-quality development of intellectual property work will become more significant, and solid steps will be taken to build a strong intellectual property country.

In terms of patents, 798,000 invention patents, 2.804 million utility model patents, and 721,000 design patents were authorized throughout the year. Accepted 74,000 PCT international patent applications. 63,000 patent reexamination cases were concluded, and 7,900 invalidation cases were concluded. Chinese applicants submitted 1,286 applications for international registration of industrial designs through the Hague Agreement on the International Registration of Industrial Designs.

By the end of 2022, the effective number of invention patents in my country will be 4.212 million. Among them, the effective number of domestic (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) invention patents is 3.28 million. The number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people in my country reached 9.4.

In terms of trademarks, there were 6.177 million registered trademarks throughout the year. Completed the review of 169,000 trademark opposition cases. Completed 412,000 trials of various trademark review cases. 5,827 applications for Madrid international registration of trademarks submitted by domestic applicants were received.

As of the end of 2022, the number of valid trademark registrations in my country will be 42.672 million.

In terms of geographical indications, 5 geographical indication products were approved throughout the year. 514 registrations of geographical indications as collective trademarks and certification trademarks were approved. 6,373 market entities for the use of special signs for geographical indications were approved.

As of the end of 2022, my country has approved a total of 2,495 geographical indication products, and approved 7,076 registrations of geographical indications as collective marks and certification marks.

In terms of integrated circuit layout design, 9,106 integrated circuit layout design certificates were issued throughout the year. By the end of 2022, my country has issued a total of 61,000 integrated circuit layout designs.

In terms of intellectual property protection and utilization, 58,000 administrative cases of patent infringement disputes were handled throughout the year, 71,000 applications for rights protection assistance were handled, and 88,000 dispute mediation cases were accepted.

There were 28,000 patent and trademark pledge financing projects throughout the year. The total amount of pledge financing reached 486.88 billion yuan.

Effective invention patents have achieved both quality and quantity. my country is the first country in the world with more than 3 million effective domestic invention patents, among which the number of high-value invention patents has reached 1.324 million, a year-on-year increase of 24.2%, accounting for more than 40% of the effective amount of invention patents. The latest World Intellectual Property Indicators report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization also shows that the number of effective invention patents in my country has ranked first in the world.

The innovation vitality of domestic enterprises has been continuously enhanced. By the end of 2022, there will be 355,000 domestic enterprises with valid invention patents in my country, an increase of 57,000 from the previous year, and 2.324 million valid invention patents, a year-on-year increase of 21.8%. Among them, high-tech enterprises and specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises have 1.512 million valid invention patents, accounting for 65.1% of the total number of domestic enterprises, an increase of 0.5 percentage points over the same period of the previous year.

Technological innovation in the digital field is increasingly active. According to the statistics of 35 technical fields classified by the World Intellectual Property Organization, by the end of 2022, my country's information technology management, computer technology and other digital technology fields will have the fastest growth in effective invention patents, with a year-on-year increase of 59.6% and 28.8% respectively. In 2022, the number of invention patents granted in the core industries of my country's digital economy will be 325,000, a year-on-year increase of 17.9%, and the patent reserve will continue to increase.

Intellectual property pledge financing benefits more small, medium and micro enterprises. In 2022, the amount of patent and trademark pledge financing exceeded 400 billion yuan for the first time, maintaining a growth rate of more than 40% for three consecutive years. It has benefited 26,000 enterprises, of which 70.5% are small, medium and micro enterprises, bringing "real money" to their response to the impact of the epidemic and their stable and healthy development.

The number of foreign intellectual property rights in China has grown steadily. By the end of 2022, the effective number of foreign invention patents in China will reach 861,000, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%, involving 58,000 foreign companies, an increase of 2,000 from the previous year. There were 2.03 million valid foreign registered trademarks in China, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%. The role of intellectual property rights in boosting high-level opening up continues to emerge.