1、IP5 Statistics Report 2019 Edition IP5 Statistics Report 2019 Edition European Patent Office,Japan Patent Office,Korean Intellectual Property Office,China National Intellectual Property Administration,United States Patent and Trademark Office Edited by CNIPA,December 2020 IP5 Statistics Report 2019

2、Executive SummaryExecutive Summary The IP5 Statistics Report(IP5 SR)is an annual compilation of patent statistics for the five largest intellectual property offices the IP5 Offices namely the European Patent Office(EPO),the Japan Patent Office(JPO),the Korean Intellectual Property Office(KIPO),the C

3、hina National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA)and the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO).At the end of 2018,13.9 million patents were in force in the world(+1.8 percent).91 percent of these patents were in force in one of the IP5 Office jurisdictions.In 2018,2.9 million pate

4、nt applications were filed worldwide,either as direct national,direct regional or international phase PCT applications,of which 94 percent originated from the IP5 Blocs.In 2018,89 percent of the worldwide patent applications were filed as direct national applications.The proportion of applications f

5、iled via the PCT remained stable.In 2019,2.7 million patent applications were filed at the IP5 Offices(-4.0 percent).Together the IP5 Offices granted 1.6 million patents in 2019(+5.9 percent).In 2019,the main developments at the IP5 Offices were:-IP5:In June,the 12th meeting of the IP5 Heads of Offi

6、ce was held in Incheon,Korea.The IP5 Heads agreed in the meeting to launch a New Emerging Technologies/Artificial Intelligence Task Force with a view to responding appropriately to and exploring future joint initiatives related to global technological developments.The five leaders also agreed to imp