Nation leads surge in global patent applications
世界知识产权报告：中国成为2021年有效专利数量最多的国家
Of the 3.4 million patent applications filed around the world in 2021, China’s IP office received 1.59 million, according to the World Intellectual Property Indicators Report 2022, issued on Monday. [Photo/VCG]
Global intellectual property applications rose last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with China leading the growth, World Intellectual Property Organization data shows.
世界知识产权组织数据显示，尽管新冠疫情持续，但2021年全球知识产权申请量仍呈上升趋势，中国申请量增长居首。
Of the 3.4 million patent applications filed around the world in 2021, China’s IP office received 1.59 million, according to the World Intellectual Property Indicators Report 2022.
近日发布的2022年《世界知识产权指标》报告显示，2021年全球创新者提交了340万件专利申请，其中，中国国家知识产权局在2021年受理了159万件专利申请。
The worldwide total was “slightly higher” than the pre-COVID peak of 3.3 million in 2018, and represented 3.6 percent growth from 2020, the report said.
报告称，全球专利申请总量“略高于”2018年的330万（疫情前的峰值），与2020年相比增长3.6%。
The number of Chinese patent applications was equivalent to the total of the next 12 ranked countries.
中国专利申请量相当于紧随其后的12个国家申请量总和。
China also witnessed growth in other IP sectors, such as trademarks, industrial designs, plant varieties and geographical indications.
中国在商标、工业设计、植物品种、地理标志等其他知识产权领域申请量也呈现增长。
“The latest data demonstrates the sustained development of the world’s IP filings amid the pandemic, which shows that people’s awareness about innovation and IP protection is being continuously strengthened,” said Zhao Zhanling, an expert on intellectual property at China University of Political Science and Law.
中国政法大学知识产权专家赵占领表示：“最新数据表明，疫情期间世界知识产权申请持续发展，这表明人们对创新和知识产权保护的意识正在不断加强。”
There were an estimated 73.7 million active trademark registrations at 149 IP offices last year — up 14.3 percent from 2020.
据估计，2021年149家知识产权局的有效商标注册量为7370万件，比2020年增长14.3%。
Of those, 37.2 million were in China, followed by 2.8 million in the United States, and 2.6 million in India, the report said.
报告称，其中，中国占3720万件，其次是美国占280万件，印度占260万件。
Patents in force worldwide grew by 4.2 percent to reach around 16.5 million in 2021.
截至2021年，全球有效专利数量约为1650万件，同比增长4.2%。
China had 3.6 million, followed by the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany.
其中中国有效专利数量达360万件，其次是美国、日本、韩国和德国。
