1、IP5STATISTICSREPORT2020 EDITIONIP5 Statistics Report 2020 Edition IP5 Statistics Report 2020 Edition European Patent Office,Japan Patent Office,Korean Intellectual Property Office,China National Intellectual Property Administration,United States Patent and Trademark Office Edited by JPO,December 202

2、1IP5 Statistics Report 2020 Executive Summary i Executive Summary The IP5 Statistics Report(IP5 SR)is an annual compilation of patent statistics for the five largest intellectual property(IP)offices the IP5 Offices namely the European Patent Office(EPO),the Japan Patent Office(JPO),the Korean Intell

3、ectual Property Office(KIPO),the China National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA)and the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO).At the end of 2019,14.9 million patents were in force in the world(+6.9 percent).91 percent of these patents were in force in one of the IP5 Office juri

4、sdictions.In 2019,3.2 million patent 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 2019,89 percent of the worldwide patent applications were filed as direct national application

5、s.The proportion of applications filed via the PCT remained stable.In 2020,2.8 million patent applications were filed at the IP5 Offices(+2.1 percent).Together the IP5 Offices granted 1.3 million patents in 2020(+6.3 percent).At the IP5 offices,there have not been significant delays in their first a

6、ction pendency and total pendency for patent applications.In 2020,the main developments at the IP5 Offices were:-IP5:In July,the 13th meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office was held virtually.The IP5 Heads agreed in the meeting to continue to strengthen their co-operation in the area of intellectual pro