Chinese industrial design applications account 43.1% in the world

In 2007, the global patent applications reached 1,850,000, which were 3.7% more than that in 2006, much lower than the increase rate of 5.2% in 2006, comparing with 2005. It is anticipated that the number of patent applications in 2008 would also increase slowly. The number of patent applications in 2007 for China, Japan and the U.S. accounted 59.2% in the world.

The global trademark application in 2007 reached 3.3 million, 1.6% more than that in 2006. The number in 2008 would be decreased. And in 2007, over one fifth trademark applications come from China, followed by the U.S., Japan and South Korea.

Since 2005, the increase rate of the industrial design applications has been between 10% and 100%; in 2007, the number reached 621,000, which was 15.3% more than that in 2006. Such fast increase rate was mainly due to the increase of patent applications by China. As for the global industrial design application, Chinese application accounts 43.1%.

(Source：IPR in China)

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