{"id":4029,"date":"2023-05-22T00:20:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T00:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/?p=4029"},"modified":"2023-05-22T00:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T00:18:37","slug":"china-dominates-patent-grants-beating-usa-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/2023\/05\/22\/china-dominates-patent-grants-beating-usa-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"China Dominates Patent Grants, Beating USA & Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s why it takes more than a year to be granted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, China dominates in 29 categories:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.<\/strong> Computer & Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Electrical, Machinery, Apparatus, & Energy<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Digital Communication<\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Measurement<\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Transport<\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> Civil Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n

7.<\/strong> Other Special Machines<\/span><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> Audio Visual Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

9.<\/strong> Machine Tools<\/span><\/p>\n

10.<\/strong> Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n

11.<\/strong> Handling<\/span><\/td>\n

12.<\/strong> Pharmaceuticals<\/span><\/p>\n

13.<\/strong> Materials & Metallurgy<\/span><\/p>\n

14.<\/strong> Control<\/span><\/p>\n

15.<\/strong> Mechanical Elements<\/span><\/p>\n

16.<\/strong> Telecommunications<\/span><\/p>\n

17.<\/strong> Basic Materials Chemistry<\/span><\/p>\n

18.<\/strong> Biotechnology<\/span><\/p>\n

19.<\/strong> Organic Fine Chemistry<\/span><\/p>\n

20.<\/strong> IT Methods for Management<\/span><\/p>\n

21.<\/strong> Macromolecular Chemistry & Polymers<\/span><\/p>\n

22.<\/strong> Other Consumer Goods<\/span><\/td>\n

23.<\/strong> Environmental Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

24.<\/strong> Thermal Processes & Apparatus<\/span><\/p>\n

25.<\/strong> Surface Technology Coating<\/span><\/p>\n

26.<\/strong> Textile & Paper Machines<\/span><\/p>\n

27.<\/strong> Food Chemistry<\/span><\/p>\n

28.<\/strong> Analysis of Biological Material<\/span><\/p>\n

29.<\/strong> Micro Structural & Nano Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

30.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

31.<\/span><\/p>\n

32.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

33.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What about Indonesia? Data from <\/span>WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) <\/b>which can be accessed through <\/span>www3.wipo.int\/ipstats\/<\/span><\/a> shows that Indonesia only had 756 patents granted in 2021. This number is lower than Singapore with 4,034 and Malaysia with 1,583.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need further information about <\/span>patent registration<\/span><\/a> in Indonesia and other countries, please do not hesitate to contact us at <\/span>patent@affa.co.id<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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