World Intellectual Property Organization: China’s number of PCT international patent applications will rank first in the world in 2025

China News Service, Wuxi, November 7 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The 15th China International Patented Technology and Products Fair (Specialized Trade Fair) was held in Wuxi, Jiangsu from November 6th to 8th. Deng Hongsen, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and said that in 2025, China will rank first in the world in the number of PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) international patent applications.

Deng Hongsen delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the trade fair. Photo by China News Service reporter Sun Zifa

Deng Hongsen said that promoting more high-quality intellectual property rights to successfully enter the market is a responsibility that countries around the world are increasingly paying attention to. Therefore, intellectual property work should not only be dedicated to the application and protection of intellectual property, but also extend to its transformation and application, commercial financing and other aspects. To effectively achieve these goals, we cannot rely solely on sound intellectual property laws, but must also build an active intellectual property ecosystem.

Currently, a number of cooperation projects between the World Intellectual Property Organization and China have achieved good results. For example, Chinese applicants are deeply involved in the use of the PCT international patent system, the Madrid System for International Registration of Trademarks, and the Hague System for International Registration of Industrial Designs under the framework of the World Intellectual Property Organization. In 2025, China ranked first in the world in the number of PCT international patent applications; more than 200 technology and innovation support centers jointly built by both parties have provided Chinese enterprises with a large amount of professional intellectual property advice.

Deng Hongsen said that in the future, the World Intellectual Property Organization will continue to maintain good cooperation with China to help more innovators turn their ideas into industries, open up new markets and improve people's lives.

The 26th China Patent Award Ceremony was held at the opening ceremony of this trade fair. The State Intellectual Property Office of China and the World Intellectual Property Organization awarded China Patent Gold Awards for 30 invention patents including "Methods and Equipment for Wireless Communications" and 10 design patents including "Mobile Phones and Their Main Body".

China Patent Award presentation. Photo by China News Service reporter Sun Zifa

At the same time, the China State Intellectual Property Office awarded 59 invention patents such as "High-proportion new energy power system voltage response real-time control method and device", and 15 design patents such as "Garment Steamer" with the China Patent Silver Award; 535 inventions and utility model patents including "Gao-Electric Dual Drive System Multi-energy Output Control Method and System" were awarded the China Patent Excellence Award, and 48 design patents such as "Optical Navigation Trolley" were awarded the China Design Excellence Award.

This trade fair is hosted by the State Intellectual Property Office of China, hosted by the Wuxi Municipal People's Government, and co-organized by the Intellectual Property Publishing House. With the theme of "Patent Chain, Innovation, Transformation and Release of Value", it focuses on promoting the transformation and application of patents, displays high-quality innovation results such as China Patent Award-winning projects, and brings together the forces of science and technology, design, industry, finance, services, etc., to use intellectual property to empower technological innovation and the in-depth integration of industrial innovation, and to serve the high-quality development of the economy. (over)