《世界知识产权指数2016》报告的主要内容及启示

The Main Contents and Inspiration of the World Intellectual Property Index 2016 Report

2016年11月23日,世界知识产权组织(WIPO)发布了《世界知识产权指数2016》报告(以下简称《报告》),对2015年全球专利、工业设计等申请数量做了统计和分析。《报告》指出,2015年,全球专利申请量同比增长7.8%,工业设计申请量同比增长2.3%,其中中国是增长的主要动力。与以往相比,这次《报告》专门介绍了全球女性发明人申请专利的情况。针对《报告》反映出的我国申请人向国外专利局申请专利、工业设计的比例明显较低等问题,提出参考建议。

On November 23, 2016, the World Intellectual Property Organization（ WIPO） issued the World Intellectual Property Index 2016 report, which made a detailed statistical analysis about the number of global patents and industrial designs in 2015. The ＂Report＂ pointed out that the global patent applications grew 7.8% in 2015 and industrial design applications grew 2.3%, of which China is the main driving force for growth. Compared with the past, this ＂Report＂ specifically describes the global female inventor patent applications. Reference proposal recommendations should be taken to solve the proportion of Chinese applicants to foreign patent office to apply for a patent or industrial design are lower than other countries reflected in the ＂Report＂.