China - Number of patent applications among residents

1,426,644 (number) in 2021

In 2021, number of patent applications for China was 1.43 million. Number of patent applications of China increased from 39,806 in 2002 to 1.43 million in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 21.54%.

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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.