2011 Statistics on Numbers of Patent Applications in China
| Invention | Utility Model | Design | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants* | 415929 | 581303 | 507538 | 1504670 |
| Foreign Applicants | 110583 | 4164 | 13930 | 128677 |
| Total | 526412 | 585467 | 521468 | 1633347 |
2011 Statistics on Numbers of Patent Applications in China sorted by Countries
| Japan | 39231 |
| USA | 28457 |
| Germany | 11422 |
| Taiwan | 11351 |
| Korea | 8129 |
| France | 3973 |
| The Netherlands | 2999 |
| Switzerland | 2665 |
| UK | 1876 |
| Sweden | 1730 |
| Italy | 1245 |
2011 Statistics on Numbers of International Patent Applications/ PCT Applications Entered the National phase of China
| International Applications | 17473 |
| PCT Applications Entered the National phase of China | 65996 |
Statistics on Numbers of Valid Patents in China up to the end of 2011
| Invention Patent | 696939 | Foreigner 345651 Chinese 351288 |
| Utility Model Patent | 1120596 | |
| Design Patent | 922371 |
About half of the granted patents from foreign countries are still valid in 8.5th year, and only 5% are still valid in 16th years.
2011 Statistics on Number of IC Layout Registrations in China -1464 cases
2011 Statistics on Chinese Patent Applications filed by Taiwanese with about 50% invention, 42.4% utility models, and 7.6% design.
