CCTV News: On January 15, the State Information Office held a press conference on the progress of intellectual property work in 2024. Hu Wenhui, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Administration, introduced at the meeting that in 2024, my country authorized a total of 1.045 million invention patents, an increase of 13.5% year-on-year. 67,000 patent review and invalidation were closed. The invention patent review cycle has been reduced to 15.5 months, and the case closing accuracy rate has increased to 95.2%. 75,000 PCT international patent applications were accepted. Chinese applicants submitted 4,868 international design applications through the Hague Agreement, an increase of 29.5% year-on-year, ranking first in the world.
As of the end of 2024, the effective amount of domestic invention patents in my country reached 4.756 million, becoming the first country in the world to exceed 4 million. my country has 14 high-value invention patents owned per 10,000 people, completing the national "14th Five-Year Plan" ahead of schedule.
