According to the latest statistics, in 2009, SIPO received a total of 976,686 applications, up 17.9% year on year, 877,611 of which were from domestic, representing 89.9% of the total and up 22.4% over the previous year; 99,075 of which were from abroad, or 10.1% , down 10.9%.
Among the patent applications received in 2009, there were 229,096 inventions, up 17.7%; 308,861 utility models, up 37.9%; 339,654 designs, up 13.7%. SIPO granted a total of 581,992 patents, up 41.2%, among them, 501,786 were granted to domestic filers, representing 86.2% of the total and up 42.4%; 80,206 were granted to foreign filers, or 13.8% and up 34.6%.
According to experts from SIPO, the patent application and grant in China can be summarized as follows: First, patent applications maintained steady and relatively fast growth; Second, structure of domestic patent applications and grants was significantly optimized; Third, the volume of patent grants increased rapidly and patent examination capacity was palpably enhanced.
（By Wang Xiaohu/Yu Dawei）

去年中国受理专利申请逾97万件
本报讯  中国国家知识产权局最新统计数据显示，2009年中国共受理专利申请97.6686万件，同比增长17.9％。其中，受理国内申请87.7611万件，占总量的89.9％，同比增长22.4％；受理国外来华申请9.9075万件，占总量的10.1％，同比下降10.9％。
据了解，在2009年受理的国内申请中，发明专利申请22.9096万件，同比增长17.7％；实用新型专利申请30.8861万件，同比增长37.9％；外观设计专利申请33.9654万件，同比增长13.7％；2009年我国共授权专利58.1992万件，同比增长41.2％。其中国内授权专利50.1786万件，占总量的86.2％，同比增长42.4％；国外授权专利8.0206万件，占总量的13.8％，同比增长34.6％。
国家知识产权局有关专家指出，2009年中国专利申请与授权呈现以下主要特点：一是专利申请量在保增长、调结构中稳步上升。二是国内专利申请和授权结构明显优化。三是专利授权量大幅增长，审批能力明显提升。(王晓浒　于大伟)