In 2021, China surpassed the U.S. to become the top jurisdiction in terms of number of patents in force with 3.6 million. China housed 37.2 million active trademarks. The largest number of design registrations in force was also in China with 2.6 million, according to the World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report 2022 unveiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on November 21. The report shows that China ranked first in various indicators, reflecting the progresses China has made in IP comprehensive strength and S&T innovation capacity.

Global innovation shows resilience

Bucking the trend from the previous economic downturns, IP filing remained strong during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and soared in 2021, the report shows.

Innovators around the world filed 3.4 million patent applications in 2021, up 3.6% from the previous year with offices in Asia receiving 67.6% of all applications worldwide. An estimated 13.9 million trademark applications covering 18.1 million classes were filed worldwide in 2021, and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had the highest volume of filing activity with a class count of around 9.5 million, followed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (899,678), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (497,542). An estimated 1.2 million industrial design were filed worldwide in 2021. Global intellectual property filings for patents, trademarks and designs reached new heights in 2021, showing the resilience of the global innovation ecosystem during the pandemic, according to the report.

"The latest WIPI data show continued and sustained growth in IP filings, driven largely by increases from Asia, with other regions also trending mostly upward. IP filing strength during the pandemic showed that people across the world continued to innovate and create despite the economic and social disruptions caused by the pandemic," said WIPO Director General Daren Tang. Mr. Tang noted however: "This resilience should not be taken for granted. The challenges facing us right now such as climate change and the achievement of the UN SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) mean that we have to continue supporting innovators and creators to use the IP system to bring their ideas to reality, and create the impact that will change our lives for the better."

China witnesses substantial growth across the board

Strong growth in local patent filings in China, South Korea an India drove the global growth in patent applications in 2021. China witnesses big numbers in all IP categories.

In terms of patent, patents in force worldwide reached around 16.5 million in 2021, 3.6 million of which were from China. There were an estimated 73.7 million active trademark registration at 149 IP offices in 2021, with 37.2 million in China alone. In parallel, the total number of industrial design registration in force worldwide grew by 10.9% in 2021 to reach around 5.3 million, and the largest number of registrations in force was in China (2.6 million). Data from 93 national and regional authorities show there are an estimated 63,600 geographical indications (GIs) under protection in 2021, and China (9,052) reported the largest number of GIs in force.

China's ranking top in multiple indicators reflect China's efforts in bolstering IP protection and use and building China into an IP power house in the world. It also can be corroborated by the facts that the Hague Agreement and the Marrakesh Treaty became effective in China; China has been moving up the ladder consistently in Global Innovation Index for ten consecutive years; and China is home to two of the top five world science and technology clusters. For many years, China has attached great importance to openness and cooperation and evolved itself from a learner and follower into a partner and leader of international IP norm-setting activities. It not only beefs up its socio-economic development, but makes great contribution to the global innovation and prosperity.

China will share experience with other countries in the world, and join forces to build a more vigorous and effective global IP ecosystem, so as to make innovation fruits benefit people around the world and facilitate common development.(by Xue Peiwen)

2021年，中國(guó)的有效專(zhuān)利數(shù)量達(dá)到360萬(wàn)件，超過(guò)美國(guó)成為全球有效專(zhuān)利數(shù)量最多的管轄區(qū)域；中國(guó)成為有效商標(biāo)注冊(cè)量最多的國(guó)家，達(dá)到3720萬(wàn)件；中國(guó)工業(yè)品外觀設(shè)計(jì)有效注冊(cè)數(shù)量達(dá)到260萬(wàn)件，排名全球第一……在11月21日世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織（WIPO）發(fā)布的2022年《世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)指標(biāo)》（WIPI）報(bào)告中，中國(guó)多項(xiàng)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)指標(biāo)位居全球首位，展現(xiàn)出中國(guó)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)綜合實(shí)力和科技創(chuàng)新能力的顯著進(jìn)步。

全球創(chuàng)新發(fā)展韌性顯現(xiàn)

報(bào)告顯示，與以往經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的趨勢(shì)相反，在2020年新冠肺炎疫情流行高峰期期間，全球知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)申請(qǐng)量依然強(qiáng)勁，并在2021年實(shí)現(xiàn)飆升。

2021年，世界各地的創(chuàng)新者提交了340萬(wàn)件專(zhuān)利申請(qǐng)，同比增長(zhǎng)3.6%，其中亞洲各知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)管理部門(mén)受理的專(zhuān)利申請(qǐng)量占全世界總申請(qǐng)量的67.6%；全球約有1390萬(wàn)件商標(biāo)申請(qǐng)，涵蓋了1810萬(wàn)個(gè)類(lèi)別，其中中國(guó)國(guó)家知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)局受理的商標(biāo)申請(qǐng)數(shù)量最多，按類(lèi)統(tǒng)計(jì)約950萬(wàn)件，其次為美國(guó)專(zhuān)利商標(biāo)局（89.9678萬(wàn)件）、歐盟知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)局（49.7542萬(wàn)件）；全球共提交了約120萬(wàn)件工業(yè)品外觀設(shè)計(jì)申請(qǐng)……報(bào)告指出，2021年，全球?qū)＠⑸虡?biāo)和外觀設(shè)計(jì)領(lǐng)域的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)申請(qǐng)量創(chuàng)下新高，展現(xiàn)了全球創(chuàng)新生態(tài)系統(tǒng)在新冠肺炎疫情流行期間的發(fā)展韌性。

“WIPI的最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)申請(qǐng)量持續(xù)不斷地增長(zhǎng)，主要是由亞洲的增長(zhǎng)所推動(dòng)，其他地區(qū)也大多呈上升趨勢(shì)。新冠肺炎疫情流行期間的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)申請(qǐng)量走強(qiáng)表明，全世界的人們?nèi)栽诶^續(xù)創(chuàng)新和創(chuàng)造。”世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織總干事鄧?guó)櫳硎?，這種發(fā)展韌性來(lái)之不易。我們?nèi)悦媾R著氣候變化和實(shí)現(xiàn)聯(lián)合國(guó)可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)等挑戰(zhàn)，這意味著我們必須繼續(xù)支持創(chuàng)新者和創(chuàng)造者利用知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)制度將其想法變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)，讓我們的生活變得更加美好。

中國(guó)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)實(shí)力強(qiáng)勁

縱觀今年的WIPI報(bào)告，2021年全球知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)申請(qǐng)量持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)，主要得益于中國(guó)、韓國(guó)、印度等亞洲國(guó)家的推動(dòng)，其中中國(guó)的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)亮眼表現(xiàn)引人關(guān)注。

數(shù)據(jù)顯示，在專(zhuān)利方面，2021年，在全球約1650萬(wàn)件有效專(zhuān)利數(shù)量中，中國(guó)的有效專(zhuān)利數(shù)量最多，達(dá)到360萬(wàn)件。在商標(biāo)方面，2021年，全球149個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)管理機(jī)構(gòu)的有效商標(biāo)注冊(cè)總量約達(dá)7370萬(wàn)件，中國(guó)以約3720萬(wàn)件位居首位。在工業(yè)品外觀設(shè)計(jì)領(lǐng)域，2021年，全球范圍內(nèi)的有效工業(yè)品外觀設(shè)計(jì)注冊(cè)總量增長(zhǎng)了10.9%，達(dá)到約530萬(wàn)件，其中有效注冊(cè)數(shù)量最多的是中國(guó)（260萬(wàn)件）。在地理標(biāo)志方面，2021年，全球93個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)管理機(jī)構(gòu)共有約6.36萬(wàn)件有效地理標(biāo)志受到保護(hù)，其中中國(guó)的有效地理標(biāo)志數(shù)量最多，達(dá)9052件。

中國(guó)多項(xiàng)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)指標(biāo)位居全球首位，反映了中國(guó)強(qiáng)化知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)保護(hù)和運(yùn)用，扎實(shí)推進(jìn)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)強(qiáng)國(guó)建設(shè)并取得豐碩成果。海牙協(xié)定和馬拉喀什條約對(duì)華生效；中國(guó)全球創(chuàng)新指數(shù)排名連續(xù)十年穩(wěn)步上升；世界五大科技集群中，中國(guó)獨(dú)占2席……多年來(lái)，中國(guó)堅(jiān)持開(kāi)放合作，從知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)國(guó)際規(guī)則的學(xué)習(xí)者、遵循者向參與者、引領(lǐng)者轉(zhuǎn)變，不僅推動(dòng)了中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)發(fā)展，也為促進(jìn)全球創(chuàng)新和經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮作出了積極貢獻(xiàn)。

面向未來(lái)，中國(guó)將與世界各國(guó)分享發(fā)展機(jī)遇，共同打造更富活力、更有效力的全球知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，讓創(chuàng)新成果造福各國(guó)人民，促進(jìn)共同發(fā)展。（薛佩雯）