Table 3 Statistics on domestic and foreign patents in force | |||||||
Dec. 2025 | Unit: piece | ||||||
Classification | Invention | Utility model | Industrial Design | ||||
Patents in force | Composition | Patents in force | Composition | Patents in force | Composition | ||
Total | Subtotal | 6317555 | 100.0% | 11529735 | 100.0% | 3170825 | 100.0% |
Service | 6227366 | 98.6% | 11145426 | 96.7% | 2488866 | 78.5% | |
Non-service | 90189 | 1.4% | 384309 | 3.3% | 681959 | 21.5% | |
Domestic | Subtotal | 5393596 | 100/85.4 | 11482036 | 100/99.6 | 3044783 | 100/96.0 |
Service | 5312564 | 98.5% | 11099316 | 96.7% | 2366452 | 77.7% | |
Non-service | 81032 | 1.5% | 382720 | 3.3% | 678331 | 22.3% | |
Foreign | Subtotal | 923959 | 100/14.6 | 47699 | 100/0.4 | 126042 | 100/4.0 |
Service | 914802 | 99.0% | 46110 | 96.7% | 122414 | 97.1% | |
Non-service | 9157 | 1.0% | 1589 | 3.3% | 3628 | 2.9% | |
Note: Herein this table, the count of the patents in force for invention, with publication dates of patent grants no late than Dec. 31th, 2020, are compiled in accordance with the patentees' addresses, while with regard to the patents in force for invention with publication date of patent grants on and after Jan. 1st, 2021, the statistic data is calculated in accordance with the applicants' addresses. | |||||||