China and India lift global patent filings to record

U.S. maintains growth in 2022, but Japan and Germany suffer declines

The World Intellectual Property Organization, based in Geneva, reported 1.58 million patent filings from China for 2022 and 505,000 from the U.S. © Reuters

MADOKA KITAMATSU, Nikkei staff writer

November 7, 2023 00:25 JST

PARIS -- Global patent filings rose 1.7% in 2022 to 3.45 million for a second consecutive annual record, new results show, driven by innovation in China, the U.S. and India.

China continued to lead the way with 1.58 million filings, up 3.1% from 2021, according to a yearly report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization on Monday. The U.S. ranked second with 505,000, up 1.1%.