In 20 17 years, the number of invention patent applications in China was13.82 million, up by 14.2% year-on-year. * * * 420,000 invention patents were authorized, of which 327,000 were authorized domestically, up 8.2% year-on-year.
By the end of 20 17, the number of invention patents in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) was1356,000, and the number of invention patents per 10,000 population reached 9.8.
The top ten provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China are: Beijing (94.5), Shanghai (4 1.5), Jiangsu (22.5), Zhejiang (19.7), Guangdong (19.0) and Tianjin.