At a press conference on July 18, 2023, Hu, Deputy Director General of the State Intellectual Property Office Wen Hui said: In the first half of the year, a total of 433,000 invention patents and 1.104 million utility models were authorized. In addition, 35,000 PCT international patent applications were filed; 33,000 patent reexamination cases were concluded and 4,433 invalidation cases were concluded. A total of 957 international design applications were filed by Chinese applicants through the Hague System.