
China National Intellectual Property Administration recently released the Patent Statistics Report on the 10th Anniversary of China and the Belt and Road Countries (2013-2022). According to the report, from 2013 to 2022, 115countries submitted patent applications in China, and the total number of patent applications and authorization in China was 253,000 and 112,000 respectively, with an average annual growth rate of 5.4% and 9.8% respectively. China has published patent applications in 50 co-construction countries and related organizations. The total number of published and authorized patent applications in the co-construction countries is 67,000 and 35,000 respectively, with an average annual growth rate of 25.8% and 23.8% respectively.