China Tops in WIPO Patent Bids
Chinese patent filings via the World Intellectual Property Organization continued to grow last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, showing strong perseverance in innovation, according to a WIPO report released on Tuesday.
TIPO Statistics Report: Patent and Trademark Applications in 2020
In 2020, overall patent applications decreased by 3% to 72,238 cases. Of these, invention (46,664) and design patent applications (8,019) decreased by 3% and 9%, while utility model patent applications (17,555) remained stable. For trademark applications, 94,089 cases (covering 119,660 classes) were filed—the highest number recorded ever since TIPO’s founding in 1999. As to examination efficiency, the average disposal pendency was 13.9 months and 6.5 months for invention patent applications and trademark applications respectively, allowing applicants to benefit from a fast and effective examination service.
IPR Protection in China Enhanced to Create a Sound Business Environment
"China will continue to advance scientific and technological innovation. By investing more in science and technology, China is committed to strengthening IPR protection," Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored the importance of strengthening IPR protection during the World Economic Forum (WEF) of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 just as he did four years ago at the 2017 Winter Davos Forum, aiming to work with other countries to cultivate an open, fair, equitable and non-discriminatory environment for scientific and technological advancement.
English-Chinese Comparison Table According to Revised Nice Classification (11th Edition, Version 2021)
WIPO has released the 11th edition (Version 2021) of the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. The revised list is effective as of January 1, 2021. TIPO has already published reference material in the form of an English-Chinese comparison table and a chart highlighting the latest changes to the names of goods and services.
TIPO’s Industry Patent Knowledge Base – Your Ticket to Enhanced Innovation and IP Protection Awareness
In 2017, TIPO unveiled its Patent Data Navigation Plan. By collecting and releasing patent data from all of the IP5, along with its own, TIPO has made huge amounts of information accessible, ready to be analyzed and used. Thanks to the launch of the Industry Patent Knowledge Base under the Plan, businesses can keep up to date with the most recent global trends in technology.
