Data shows that in 2023, there were 15,603 contracts (a total of 32,938 in the five years from 2019 to 2023) and 36,794 patents (a total of 82,738 in the five years from 2019 to 2023), of which invention, utility model and design patents account for 45.3%, 44.7% and 10.0% respectively. On average, each contract involves 2.4 patents. In terms of the payment method of license fees, there were 6,150 license contracts paid by fixed or convertible amount (fixed lump sum or installment or equity), accounting for 39.4%, with a total contract amount of 10.21 billion RMB, an average contract amount of 1.66 million RMB, and an average license period of 3.0 years. There were 1,087 license contracts paid by royalty, accounting for 7.0%, and the average license period of the contract is 3.3 years. There were 8,366 license contracts paid free of charge, accounting for 53.6%.

From IPRdaily

December 20th, 2024