On March 29, China National Intellectual Property Administration held a regular press conference for March.

The creation of high-value invention patents has been accelerated. Intellectual property rights strongly contribute to social and economic development. The pledge financing of patents and trademarks has seen a further increase in scale. The import and export scale of intellectual property royalties has further expanded. In 2023, the total annual import and export volume of intellectual property royalties was 376.52 billion yuan, an increase of 57.08 billion yuan compared with 2020, up 17.9%, and the export value has been increased by 28.9%, which is 13.4 percentage points higher than the import value increase. The result of intellectual property protection has been widely recognized by the public. In 2023, China's social satisfaction with intellectual property protection increased to 82.04 points, up 0.79 points from the previous year, hitting a new record; the first-instance civil case settlement rate for intellectual property rights reached 91.9%, keeping at a high level.

In terms of the effectiveness of enterprise patent industrialization: at present, enterprises account for over 70% of China’s domestic valid invention patents, with the number of more than 3 million. The latest 2023 China Patent Survey Report shows that enterprise invention patent industrialization rate is steadily improving, and effectiveness of patent conversion and application continues to rise.

First, enterprise invention patent industrialization rate exceeds 50 for the first time. The survey shows that in 2023, the invention patent industrialization rate increase to 51.3%, up by 3.2 percentage points, and has been staying in a steady growth trend for five consecutive years.

Second, high-tech enterprises have a higher level of invention patent industrialization. In 2023, the invention patent industrialization rate from national high-tech enterprises has reached 57.6%, up 1.5 percentage points from the previous year and 19.5 percentage points higher than that of non-national high-tech enterprises.

Third, the comprehensive application and exertion of a "multiplier effect" by patent brands. In 2023, the average income from the invention patent industrialization used by China’s enterprises for self-branded products was more than twice the average income from the invention patent industrialization used for OEM products, and the benefits of the comprehensive application of patents and brands has been more prominent.

Fourth, the industry-university-research (IUR) cooperation lies in focusing on core technology areas. Among the IUR cooperation carried out by enterprises, the proportion of key technologies or core components is the highest at 56.1%, showing that IUR cooperation plays an essential role in the research of core technologies.

From CNIPA

March 29th, 2024