CNIPA Publishes 2024 IP Statistical Data

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently published its latest annual report, which contains, among others, intellectual property-related statistics of year 2024. The following are some of the key patent and trademark statistical data from the report.

Patent

In 2024, the CNIPA granted 1.045 million invention patents (up 13.5% year-on-year), 2.01 million utility model patents (down 3.9%), and 643,000 design patents (up 0.8%). The average examination period for invention patents in 2024 was shortened to 15.5 months.

The top ten foreign companies by number of invention patents granted in China in 2024 were: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (3229 patent grants), Qualcomm (2656), Toyota Motor Corporation (1659), Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (1260), Robert Bosch GmbH (1230), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (1038), Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (1024), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (1021), Hyundai Motor Company (949), and Apple Inc. (930).

In 2024, the CNIPA received 75,000 PCT international patent applications (up 1.2%) and 100,000 international applications entering Chinese national phase (down 5.4%). In the same year, Chinese applicants filed 2,223 applications for international design registration under the Hague Agreement, and there were 2,470 published international design applications designating China.

Trademark

The CNIPA examined 6.675 million applications for trademark registration in 2024, with the average examination period being 4 months. Trademark registrations at the CNIPA in 2024 reached 4.781 million (up 9.1%), of which 4.639 million were domestic trademark registration.

In 2024, the CNIPA received 7,039 applications from Chinese applicants for international trademark applications under the Madrid system (up 13.6%), and there were 20,000 Madrid trademark applications designating China. The average examination period for the said applications were two months and four months respectively.