A recent SIPO survey reveals how invention patents are in used in China in 2008. According to the survey, China fare well in patent application, evidenced by commercializing 60% of invention patent and transferring nearly 20% of patent technology. Statistics show that in 2008, SIPO granted a total of 93,706 invention patents, 46,590 of which were granted to domestic filers, 47,116 of which were granted to foreign filers. According to the survey, the commercialization rate was 60.6%, up 7.1 percentage points. Rates categorized by types of patentees are: 80.3% for buisness, 37.9% for universities, 46.7% for research institutes and 43.6% for individuals. Among the patents, 2,249 ones generate revenue of 10+ million yuan, representing for 10.4% of the total.

Among the commercialized patents，80.8% of which were commercialized by individuals, 19.2% of which were through assignment or licensing. Nearly 90% patents were transferred to domesitc companies, showing that collaboration among businesses, universities and research institutes is becoming an importance force to facilitate the development of domestic companies.

 

(China IP News)

2010-06-23

2010-06-23