The total number of patent authorizations from January to September 2026 is approximately 2.3 million!

2026-10-20
From January to September 2026, the number of authorized invention patents in China was about 700000, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. The authorized number of utility model patents is about 1.07 million, a year-on-year decrease of 4.1%. The number of authorized design patents is about 530000, a year-on-year increase of 9.6%. The total number of three types of patent authorizations is about 2.3 million, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%.



According to the monthly report released by the State Intellectual Property Office (Statistical Table of Domestic Patent Authorization by Patent Owner Type), the number of invention patent authorizations from January to September 2026 compared to the same period last year: higher education institutions increased by 16.5% year-on-year, research institutions increased by 20.2% year-on-year, enterprises decreased by 1.5% year-on-year, public institutions decreased by 6.2% year-on-year, and individuals decreased by 61.1% year-on-year.



According to the monthly report released by the State Intellectual Property Office (Statistical Table of Domestic Patent Authorization by Patent Owner Type), the number of utility model authorizations from January to September 2026 compared to the same period last year: higher education institutions increased by 3.0% year-on-year, research institutions increased by 8.1% year-on-year, enterprises decreased by 3.7% year-on-year, public institutions decreased by 16.2% year-on-year, and individuals decreased by 17.0% year-on-year.



According to the monthly report released by the State Intellectual Property Office (Statistical Table of Domestic Patent Authorization by Patent Owner Type), the number of design authorizations from January to September 2026 compared to last year increased by 53.6% year-on-year for higher education institutions, 6.1% year-on-year for scientific research institutions, 10.5% year-on-year for enterprises, 71.0% year-on-year for public institutions, and 0.5% year-on-year for individuals.

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