2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

Patent Invention patent applications by domestic industries continued growth. Invention patent, design patent and trademark applications continued growth. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 10,000 0 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 2% 2% 9% 2% 44,415 21,404 7,808 78,523 Invention Utility Model Design Trademark 43,836 20,161 8,445 79,300 46,122 19,549 8,120 83,802 47,429 17,910 8,082 84,816 48,268 17,580 8,804 86,794 p.88,89,124 KEY STATISTICS ON PATENT AND TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS 2019 16% 3% 3% 12% Individuals 2,420 Industries 14,044 Others 121 Research Institutes 795 Schools 1,604 6% 6% 7% Large enterprises 11,195 SMEs 2,849 8