The intellectual property office of China received around 9.3 million trademark applications in 2020. In the patent, trademark and industrial design categories, China shared roughly half of the applications worldwide that year. Besides, more than 97 percent of the utility model applications were from China.
Number of intellectual property applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by category (in 1,000s)
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WIPO. (September 15, 2021). Number of intellectual property applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046995/china-intellectual-property-application-number-category/
WIPO. "Number of intellectual property applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046995/china-intellectual-property-application-number-category/
WIPO. (2021). Number of intellectual property applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046995/china-intellectual-property-application-number-category/
WIPO. "Number of Intellectual Property Applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046995/china-intellectual-property-application-number-category/
WIPO, Number of intellectual property applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046995/china-intellectual-property-application-number-category/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Number of intellectual property applications in China in 2019 and 2020, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph], WIPO, September 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046995/china-intellectual-property-application-number-category/