World Intellectual Property Organization: The number of global patent applications will reach a new high in 2022, with China accounting for nearly half of the cases.

The World Intellectual Property Organization released the "World Intellectual Property Indicators Report" on November 6, local time. The report shows that despite the decline in the number of global trademark and design applications in 2022, there will be approximately 3.46 million patent applications worldwide, increasing for the third consecutive year and reaching a record high

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China, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Germany are the countries with the largest number of patent applications in 2022. China's patent applications in 2022 will be approximately 1.58 million, continuing to account for nearly half of the global total. India's patent applications increased by 31.6% in 2022. China and India are the main driving forces for the growth of global patent applications in 2022. Most IP filing activity occurs in Asia, continuing a long-standing trend. In 2022, Asia accounted for 67.9%, 67.8% and 70.3% of global patent, trademark and industrial design filing activity respectively.

This website noticed that among the top 20 countries, 13 countries submitted more patent applications in 2022 than in 2021. Among them, India had the largest increase, with applications increasing by 31.6%. Switzerland, China, Austria and the United Kingdom also experienced strong growth in applications, with increases of 6.1%, 3.1%, 2.5% and 2.5% respectively.

The number of applications from residents of China and India increased significantly, becoming the overall number of applications for the two countries. The main driving force for growth; while the overall growth in Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom is mainly due to the strong growth in the number of foreign applications

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