In 2024, Beijing ranked first in China for the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people and third globally in science and technology clusters, according to a press briefing held Thursday by the Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office.
The capital city granted 199,702 patents last year, including 119,635 invention patents. It also registered 237,367 trademarks and recorded around 1.3 million copyright registrations. Applications for new plant varieties totaled 962, with 361 approved.
At the end of last year, Beijing held 663,490 valid invention patents, a year-on-year increase of 15.52%, and 3.23 million valid trademark registrations, up 4.98%. The city maintained its leading position in high-value invention patents per 10,000 people, reaching 159.81. According to the Global Innovation Index 2024 by the World Intellectual Property Organization, Beijing rose one spot to rank third among global science and technology clusters.
The city has also made significant strides in protecting overseas IP. Its overseas intellectual property public service database now contains 110,000 entries and has provided 46,400 overseas information services. In promoting patent commercialization, the city registered 2,058 patent transfer and licensing contracts in 2024, with a total transaction value of 16.69 billion yuan (US$2.29 billion). It also recorded 2,996 open patent license declarations - the highest in the country.
Efforts to expand public IP services have continued as well. The city now has 108 IP service workstations and 73 public service information outlets, with increasing service coverage for emerging and future-oriented industries.
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