China's PCT international patent applications for the first time!

2020Year4Month7Day, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) issued a press release,2019Year of China in the organizationPCTsubmitted under the framework58990patent applications, more than those filed in the United States.57840pieces, becomePCTCountries with the largest number of applications. In addition to China and the United States, the top five countries or regions also have Japan (52660pieces), Germany (19353pieces) and South Korea (19085piece).From1978YearWIPOSince the publication of the data, the United States has long ranked first in the number of patent applications per year,1999The patent applications filed by China in276Pieces,2019This number has soared.200More than the United States.1000Multiple.

With ChinaPCTApplications are increasing, the world'sPCTThe patent landscape is also changing. Francis, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization·According to Curie:“Through the WIPO, China has rapidly grown to become the number one filing country for international patent applications, highlighting the long-term shift in innovation focus to the East.”Currently, China, Japan, South Korea and other Asian countriesPCTThe number of international patent applications accounted52.4%European countries, although inPCTThe number of international patent applications has begun to decline, but Germany and Sweden are still strong.

Among the many enterprise applicants, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.4411applications for three consecutive years. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Japan2661The application was followed by South Korea Samsung Electronics (2334pieces), Qualcomm (2127pieces) and China Guangdong Oper Mobile Communications Co., Ltd (1927Pieces) respectively ranked No.3,4,5The top innovative companies include ZTE, Alibaba and Tencent. Judging from the data in the press release, computer technology, digital communication technology, electronic equipment technology, medical technology, and measurement technology are the key areas of patent applications, accounting8.7%,7.7%,7%,6.9%,4.7%.

PCTIt is the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Patent Cooperation Treaty), which is an international cooperation treaty in the field of patents and is considered to be the most significant international cooperation in the field of patents since the Paris Convention.PCTIt mainly involves the submission, retrieval and examination of patent applications, but the World intellectual property Organization does not authorize patents, and the tasks and responsibilities of granting patents can only be mastered by the patent offices of various countries or regions. The target country or region that the applicant chooses to enter shall be examined and authorized by the patent office of the target region. The applicant has submittedPCTpatent application, in30Entry into other countries within months has priority, therefore,PCTIt's just a way to apply for a patent. of an enterprisePCTThe greater the number of patent applications, the more the company may distribute overseas patents in the future, which to a certain extent reflects the stronger the company's overseas patent protection. All along,PCTThe enterprises with a large number of applications are basically multinational companies with strong innovation ability. In theory,PCTA patent application only needs to meet the formal requirements,PCTThe number of applications does not ultimately reflect the number of patents granted abroad.