The reporter learned from the State Intellectual Property Office that in 2024, China will celebrate the 30th anniversary of joining the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The Patent Cooperation Treaty is one of the important international treaties in the field of intellectual property. The PCT was concluded in 1970 and currently has 158 parties. Applicants only need to submit one PCT international patent application to simultaneously seek patent protection in multiple contracting states. According to information, only 98 patent applications were submitted by Chinese applicants through the PCT in 1994. By 2023, the number of PCT international patent applications submitted by Chinese applicants was nearly 70,000, ranking first in the world for five consecutive years. The State Intellectual Property Office of China has accepted more than 1/4 of the total number of PCT applications in the world, and a number of Chinese applicants with the highest number of PCT applications have emerged.

Zhitongcaijing · 10/21 14:57
The reporter learned from the State Intellectual Property Office that in 2024, China will celebrate the 30th anniversary of joining the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The Patent Cooperation Treaty is one of the important international treaties in the field of intellectual property. The PCT was concluded in 1970 and currently has 158 parties. Applicants only need to submit one PCT international patent application to seek patent protection in multiple contracting states at the same time. According to information, only 98 patent applications were submitted by Chinese applicants through the PCT in 1994. By 2023, the number of PCT international patent applications submitted by Chinese applicants was nearly 70,000, ranking first in the world for five consecutive years. The State Intellectual Property Office of China has accepted more than 1/4 of the total number of PCT applications in the world, and a number of Chinese applicants with the highest number of PCT applications have emerged.