The number of published patent applications was 6,198, and the number of authorized patents was 4,245 . It is reported that the number of China's patent applications and issuances in countries along "the Belt and Road" route increased in 2020.

Data shows that in 2020, China's patent applications were filed in 22 countries along "the Belt and Road" route, and the number of published patent applications increased by 17.1% year-on-year. China obtained 3,395 published patent applications in South Korea, ranking first in all application destination countries. Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, and South Africa ranked second to fifth, respectively. In 2020, the number of issued patents of China in countries along "the Belt and Road" route increased by 19.3% year-on-year, and 26 countries along the route were involved.

In 2020, China's patent applications and authorizations in countries along "the Belt and Road" route cover all technical fields. The number of published applications in the field of digital communication was 1,435 and accounted for 23.2%, making digital communication rank first in the technical fields of patent applications of China in countries along "the Belt and Road" route. Meanwhile, the number of issued patents in the field was 455, making the field rank first in the technical fields of the issued patents of China in countries along the "Belt and Road" route and achieving a year-on-year increase of 38.7%. Computer technology and electrical equipment of machines & electrical energy ranked second and third respectively in the technical fields in the aspects of patent application and patent authorization.

Data shows that countries along "the Belt and Road" route have enhanced their patent layout in China. In 2020, 74 countries along "the Belt and Road" route filed patent applications in China. The number of applications of patent for invention was 23,000, achieving a year-on-year increase of 3.9%, which is higher than the year-on-year growth rate of foreign applications of patent for invention in China. In 2020, 71 countries along "the Belt and Road" route obtained 13,000 issued patents for invention in China.

(Source: China Intellectual Property News)