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Utility Model Patent Examination
There were 19,482 utility model patent disposals. The average disposal pendency for utility model patents was 2.4 months. This helps the industries to quickly obtain utility model patents.
TIPO ANNUAL REPORT
Utility Model Patent Examination
Average Disposal Pendency for Utility Model Patent Applications (Months)
New Applications
22,459 20,848
21,404 20,161
2015 2016
Overall Disposals
24,387
23,488
2014
19,549
18,640
2017
19,482
17,910
2018 Year
3.1
2014
2.7
2015
2.5
2016
2.4
2017
2.4
2018 Year
Note: "Overall Disposals" include allowances, rejections, and others (withdrawal and not accepted).
Number of Technical Evaluation Reports/ Average Completion Time
Number of Technical Evaluation Reports Average Completion Time (Months)
Note: Each figure stands for average value by the end of each year.
There were 1,515 technical evaluation reports for utility model patents, and the average completion time was 5.4 months. The average completion time was the shortest in 10 years.
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9.9 10.1
11.0
2,104
2,155
6.9
2,075
2,049
5.4
1,515
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year
Design Patent Examination
Examination Results of Design Patent Applications
Unit: Case, %
7,530
242
Item Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
89.8%
614
7.3%
Note:1. Percentage is derived from using the number of total disposals as the denominator and allowance, rejection, and others as the numerators.
2. Overall disposals include allowances, rejections, and others.
2018
Allowance
Cases
7,512
8,134
7,689
7,174
Percentage
87.9%
88.1%
91.0%
90.7%
Rejection
Cases
838
841
607
486
Percentage
9.8%
9.1%
7.2%
6.1%
Others(including withdrawals and not accepted)
Cases
200
255
154
252
Percentage
2.3%
2.8%
1.8%
3.2%
2.9%
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