International Filings Set to Hit 60,000 Annually by 2020

2017/02/23

By 2020, the number of international patent applications filed via the Patent Cooperation Treaty is projected to reach 60,000 in China, doubling the figure of 2015, according to a recent national plan.
The number of PCT filings in China has witnessed a significant increase over the past few years. In 2015, the country was listed in the world's top three, dealing with more than 29,000 PCT filings, 2.4 times more than those of 2010. Last year, the figure increased to 45,000, 93 percent of which were from Chinese applicants.

Source: IPR in China