{"id":10440,"date":"2025-11-12T23:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/china-dominates-global-patent-race-with-record-filings\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T23:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:13:31","slug":"china-dominates-global-patent-race-with-record-filings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/china-dominates-global-patent-race-with-record-filings\/","title":{"rendered":"China dominates global patent race with record filings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">China submitted the highest number of patent applications in 2024, leading global intellectual property activity, a new report shows.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"9.2745098039216\">A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">World Intellectual Property Organisation<\/span> (WIPO).<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The US is ranked second on the list, followed by Japan, South Korea and Germany.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Meanwhile, China issued over 1 million patents, more than three times the amount issued by the US, which was 319,815. The Chinese saw a 124,000 case increase compared with 2023, while the US only approved 4,570 more, which was a 27 times difference.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The organisation found in 2024 global innovators submitted a record-breaking 3.7 million patent applications, up 4.9 per cent on 2023, and a fifth straight year of rise, and an estimated 2.1 million patents were granted worldwide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"methode-html-wrapper oembed-wrapper e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"c1 e1drg7e30 e1ciypty0 ehdmpxk0 css-qpd3t0 e1hpd36k0\" data-qa=\"Component-SCMPYoutubeVideoContainer\" readability=\"6\">\n<div data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewContainer\" class=\"css-zg359x e1o401186\">\n<div data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewContentContainer\" class=\"css-qgt9eo e1o401187\">\n<div data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewContentFloatContainer\" class=\"css-7nqkgi e1o401183\" readability=\"6\">\n<div data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewContentDataContainer\" class=\"css-1pcpmhl e1o401180\" readability=\"7\">\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">Experts share innovative ideas that help tackle global challenges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e1hpd36k1 css-79hwxn e1x11wau0\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-VideoTitleContainer\" readability=\"7\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-StyledVideoRecorder\" class=\"css-1nnwg93 e1x11wau1\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22 6.22926V18.4315L17.5463 13.9868V17.8655C17.5463 18.1618 17.4383 18.4248 17.2228 18.6531C17.0067 18.8829 16.7498 18.9967 16.4537 18.9967H3.13414C2.80989 18.9967 2.53968 18.8829 2.32425 18.6531C2.10808 18.4248 2 18.1618 2 17.8655V6.79519C2 6.49893 2.10808 6.23665 2.32425 6.00688C2.53968 5.77858 2.80989 5.66333 3.13414 5.66333H16.4537C16.7498 5.66333 17.0067 5.77858 17.2228 6.00688C17.4383 6.23665 17.5463 6.49893 17.5463 6.79519V10.674L22 6.22926Z\" fill=\"#001246\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Experts share innovative ideas that help tackle global challenges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">China&rsquo;s patent filing had a 9 per cent increase year on year, with about 153,000 more than last year, and the Chinese share of the world total has risen from 34.6 per cent in 2014 to 49.1 per cent in 2024, the report noted.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>China dominates global patent race with record filings<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China submitted the highest number of patent applications in 2024, leading global intellectual property activity, a new report shows. 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