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CNIPA: The IP Statistics from January to November, 2019
China National Intellectual Property Administration (hereinafter referred as “CNIPA”) released a statistic report of the time from January to November 2019 recently. During the said period, the number of trademark applications in China was 7.121 million and the number of trademark registrations was 5.893 million. 1.238 million invention patents were filed in China, with 417,000 applications granted. 2.012 million utility model patent applications were filed in China, and 1.410 million of that kind was granted; the number of design patent applications reached 643,000, 498,000 of that kind was granted; and 52,000 PCT international patent applications were received.
1. Patent
From January to November 2019, 1.238 million invention patents were filed in China, with 417,000 applications granted. By the end of November 2019, the effective amount of China's invention patents was 2.645 million, the domestic (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) effective patents were 1.804 million, and the figure of invention patents held per 10,000 people reached 13.2.
From January to November, 2.012 million utility model patents were filed and the number of granted was 1.411 million. By the end of November 2019, the effective amount of utility model patents was 5.142 million.
From January to November, 643,000 design patent applications were filed, and 498,000 design patents were granted. By the end of November 2019, the effective amount of design patents was 1.752 million.
From January to November, the CNIPA accepted 52,000 PCT international patent applications, of which 48,000 were domestic.
From January to November, the CNIPA accepted 50,000 reexamination requests and 60,000 invalidation requests, with 34,000 cases and 5,000 cases concluded respectively.
2. Trademark
From January to November 2019, the number of trademark applications in China was 7.12 million and the number of trademark registrations was 5.893 million. By the end of November 2019, the amount of valid registered trademarks reached 24.78 million.
From January to November, 132,000 trademark opposition requests were filed and 81,000 opposition examinations were completed.
From January to November, CNIPA received 5,825 applications for Madrid – International Trademark Registration by Chinese applicants.
From January to November, CNIPA received 332,000 applications of various trademark review cases and closed 305,000.
3. Geographical Indications and Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
From January to November 2019, CNIPA approved 5 GI products, 301 enterprises using the special sign for GI products, and 381 GIs. As of November 2019, the total amount of the granted GI products was 2385, 8484 enterprises have been approved for the use of special signs, and 5,243 GIs have been registered.
From January to November 2019, 6,866 applications for integrated circuit layout design registrations were filed, and 5,402 certificates were issued.
Date：December 19, 2019
From：CNIPA Official Website
