Reference News Network, November 14 report - According to the website of the "Nikkei Business Daily", data released by the World Intellectual Property Organization on the 12th showed that global patent applications reached 3.7 million in 2024, an increase of 4.9% compared to the previous year, setting a new historical record. The growth in applications from China and India became the main driving force.
The report said, according to country statistics, China ranked first with over 1.79 million applications, up 9.3% year-on-year, reflecting active technological innovation; the United States ranked second with 500,000 applications, slightly decreased from the previous year; Japan had 410,000 applications, up 1.1% year-on-year, ranking third, after the United States.
Other than China, India's patent applications also saw a significant increase, reaching 76,400 in 2024, up 19% year-on-year.
The report pointed out that patent data for various fields in 2024 has not been published yet, but in 2023, patents related to computer technology accounted for the highest proportion, at 13.2% of the total. Since 2013, the number of applications in this field has grown at an annual average rate of 10%.
According to the 2024 international patent application data for companies and institutions released by the World Intellectual Property Organization in March, Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei ranked first, followed by South Korea's Samsung Electronics.
Another report from the Hong Kong "South China Morning Post" website on November 13 stated that a latest report shows that China's patent applications in 2024 ranked first globally, playing a leading role in the global intellectual property field.
Data from the World Intellectual Property Organization shows that China submitted approximately 1.8 million patent applications last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total, more than three times the number of U.S. patent applications. In the patent application rankings, the United States ranks second, followed by Japan, South Korea, and Germany.
The report said that last year, China's patent grant volume exceeded one million, which is more than three times that of the United States (320,000). It is estimated that the total number of global patent grants was about 2.1 million.
The World Intellectual Property Organization found that global patent applications in 2024 reached 3.7 million, setting a new record high, an increase of 4.9% compared to 2023, and achieving five consecutive years of growth.
The report states that China's patent applications in 2024 increased by 9.3% year-on-year, adding about 153,000 applications compared to the previous year.
Data shows that Asia now accounts for more than 70% of the global patent applications, and three of the top five countries in terms of patent applications are located in Asia.
China, India, and South Korea are the main forces driving the overall growth of global patent applications.
In 2024, among the top 20 countries in terms of global patent applications, India, Finland, and Turkey achieved double-digit growth in their patent applications.
The data also shows that over the past decade, the share of North America and Europe in the global patent application total has significantly declined.
The report points out that in the publicly available patent applications worldwide, computer technology remains the most popular field, accounting for 13.2% of the total global applications. The following fields in order are power machinery, measurement technology, digital communications, and medical technology, maintaining the same ranking as the previous year.
In addition, China also maintains the leading position globally in trademark and design application fields.
Data from the World Intellectual Property Organization shows that the total number of trademark applications submitted by Chinese applicants in 2024 was approximately 7.3 million, nine times that of the second-ranked United States; the number of design applications submitted by Chinese applicants accounted for more than half of the global total of design applications. (Translated by Ma Xiaoyun, Liu Baiyun)
In the High-end Equipment Intelligent Manufacturing Center of Tianjin Haiou Watchmaking Group, employees operate automated equipment. Tianjin Haiou Watchmaking Group relies on its National-level Enterprise Technology Center and National-level Industrial Design Center, with the total number of patent applications ranking first in the domestic industry. Xinhua News Agency
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