How many invention patents are there in China

Legal analysis: In 2020, for example, China authorized 530,000 invention patents and accepted 72,000 PCT international patent applications, of which 67,000 were submitted by domestic applicants, 237 1.7 million were authorized for utility model patents and 732,000 were authorized for design patents. There were 57,665,438 registered trademarks and 5.039 million registered copyrights, up 20.37% year-on-year. 8960 applications for new plant variety rights were accepted, up 30% year-on-year, of which 2549 were authorized for new agricultural plant variety rights annually, with the total amount of authorization exceeding 1.65 million.

Legal basis: Article 22 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the invention and utility model for which a patent is applied shall be novel, creative and practical. Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the existing technology, and before the filing date, no unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the patent administration department of the State Council, and it is recorded in the patent application documents or patent documents published after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects. The existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.