Main intellectual property statistics released by the State Intellectual Property Office in January 2020 show that in January 2020, my country had 165,000 invention patent applications and 28,000 invention patent authorizations; the number of trademark applications in my country was 779,000 There were 385,000 trademark registrations; 500 integrated circuit layout design registration applications were issued, and 876 certificates were issued.

1. Patents

In January 2020, my country had 165,000 invention patent applications and 28,000 invention patent authorizations. As of the end of January 2020, the number of valid invention patents in my country was 2.69 million, of which 1.879 million were domestic (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) invention patents, and the number of invention patents per 10,000 people reached 13.4.

In January, my country applied for 301,000 utility model patents and granted 126,000 utility model patents. As of the end of January 2020, the number of valid utility model patents was 5.352 million.

In January, my country applied for 67,000 design patents and granted 57,000 design patents. As of the end of January 2020, the number of valid design patents was 1.833 million.

In January, our office accepted 4,100 PCT international patent applications, including 3,500 domestic ones.

In January, our bureau accepted 5,000 reexamination requests and closed 5,000 cases. 0,500 requests for invalidation were accepted and 0,900 cases were closed.

2. Trademarks

In January 2020, the number of trademark applications in my country was 779,000, and the number of trademark registrations was 385,000. As of the end of January 2020, the number of valid registered trademarks was 25.523 million.

In January, there were 11,000 trademark opposition applications in my country, and 13,000 opposition case reviews were completed.

In January, our office received 874 applications for Madrid trademark international registration from Chinese applicants.

In January, our office received 39,000 applications for various trademark review cases and concluded 35,000 cases.

3. Geographical indications and integrated circuit layout designs

In January 2020, 500 applications were filed for registration of integrated circuit layout designs, and 876 certificates were issued.

Therefore, there is a lot that can be done with intellectual property in 2020!