Patent grants involve a comprehensive examination and review by the relevant government authority to ensure that the invention satisfies specific legal requirements such as novelty, non-obviousness, and industrial applicability.
The patent office conducts a search to determine if the invention has already been patented or disclosed by others and may request additional information or amendment of the application. The high volume of patent applications can also cause delays in the processing of the application. These measures are in place to ensure that only truly innovative and practical inventions are granted patent protection. That’s why it takes more than a year to be granted.
The following chart was created based on Patent application data in 2021 that have been granted as of February 2023, where China dominates with 607,758 patents or about 38% of the total.
In addition, China dominates in 29 categories:
| 1. Computer & Technology
2. Electrical, Machinery, Apparatus, & Energy 3. Digital Communication 4. Measurement 5. Transport 6. Civil Engineering 7. Other Special Machines 8. Audio Visual Technology 9. Machine Tools 10. Chemical Engineering 11. Handling |
12. Pharmaceuticals
13. Materials & Metallurgy 14. Control 15. Mechanical Elements 16. Telecommunications 17. Basic Materials Chemistry 18. Biotechnology 19. Organic Fine Chemistry 20. IT Methods for Management 21. Macromolecular Chemistry & Polymers 22. Other Consumer Goods |
23. Environmental Technology
24. Thermal Processes & Apparatus 25. Surface Technology Coating 26. Textile & Paper Machines 27. Food Chemistry 28. Analysis of Biological Material 29. Micro Structural & Nano Technology 30. 31. 32. 33. |
Meanwhile, the United States only obtained 286,206 patents granted, only 18% or less than half of China’s total. The United States only dominates in the categories of Medical Technology, Engine Pumps & Turbines, Basic Communication Processes, and Other Unknown Inventions.
Next, there is Japan with 256,890 patents granted, or about 16% of the composition. Japan leads in the categories of Semiconductors, Optics, as well as Furnitures & Games.
What about Indonesia? Data from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) which can be accessed through www3.wipo.int/ipstats/ shows that Indonesia only had 756 patents granted in 2021. This number is lower than Singapore with 4,034 and Malaysia with 1,583.
These Indonesian patents are dominated by inventions originating from state universities, such as Andalas University, Brawijaya University, Gadjah Mada University, Diponegoro University, and Bandung Institute of Technology.
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