China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published data about China's intellectual property rights for the decade from 2012. Among them, the score of social satisfaction with intellectual property protection rises to 80.61 points in 2021, an increase of 17 points from 63.69 in 2012. As of September 2022, the average examination pendency of invention patents is shortened to 16.5 months, and the average examination pendency of the trademark registration was stabilized at 4 months. At present, there are nearly 20,000 patent examiners and trademark examiners in total. Intellectual property talents have reached a scale of more than 700,000, and the number of qualified patent agents has reached 60,000.
In the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China ranks at 11th in 2022, rising steadily for 10 consecutive years from 34th in 2012, and takes the first place among middle-and high-income economies. With two of the world's top five technology clusters (Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou and Beijing, respectively), China has become more active in science and technology innovation.
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