英國官方關于2021年知識產權數據統計分析

2022年7月21日 15:41:55 來源：喜運達

2022年7月20日，英國官方網站發布了對2021年英國知識產權申請注冊等相關的數據及分析，內容如下：一、要點Applications: The number of patent applications to the IPO has decreased by 8.7% between 2020 and 2021. Trade mark applications increased by 43.5% to a record level of 196,639 applications in 2021. Design applications have also increased by 129.4% from 31,460 applications in 2020 to 72,157 applications in 2021.

新申請：2020至2021，專利新申請數量下降了8.7%。2021年，商標新申請量增長了43.5%，達到創紀錄的196639件。外觀設計申請也增加了129.4%，從2020年的31460個新申請增加到2021的72157個。

Registrations and grants: A record number of trade marks were registered in 2021, increasing by 75.7% from 2020. Patent grants have increased by 11.5% between 2020 and 2021. There has also been a record number of designs registered in 2021 with 59,983 registrations, a 120.3% increase from 2020.

注冊和授權：2021年注冊的商標數量創紀錄，比2020年增長了75.7%。2020年至2021年間，專利授權量增加了11.5%。2021年注冊的外觀設計數量也達到創紀錄的59983件，比2020年增加了120.3%。

International: For patents, trade marks and designs, the highest number of non-UK applications came from either China or the USA. The USA has the highest number of patent applications filed at the IPO by non-UK applicants, while China has the highest number of trade mark and design non-UK applicants.

在國際方面：就專利、商標和外觀設計而言，來自中國或美國的非英國申請數量最多。在非英國申請人中，美國在IPO提交的專利申請數量最多，而中國的商標和外觀設計數量最多。

Hearings: Cases relating to trade marks make up the largest proportion of hearings activity at the IPO. A total of 8,080 oppositions were filed in relation to trade marks (including Fast Track options) in 2021.

聽證會：IPO絕大多數聽證會是與商標有關的案件。在2021年，共有8,080 份與商標（包括快速通道選項）有關的異議被提出。

二、專利、商標、外觀設計及聽證會相關數據

表1：所有注冊知識產權匯總

知識產權類型		2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
專利(1)	申請	22,055	22,072	20,931	19,245	20,651	18,854
	公告	12,065	11,768	12,061	11,125	10,040	11,306
	授權	5,602	6,311	5,982	5,948	9,772	10,899
商標(2)	申請	65,710	83,984	95,203	107,526	137,035	196,639
	注冊	54,222	70,362	81,556	95,177	96,204	168,991
外觀設計	申請	10,030	19,269	26,164	28,895	31,460	72,157
	注冊	8,481	17,195	24,425	27,589	27,220	59,983

注：

1. 直接在IPO和專利合作條約 (PCT) 申請中提交的專利。

2. 國內商標申請和國際注冊（不包括附加類別）。

Patent

專利

Between 2020 and 2021, the number of patent applications [1] to theIPO decreased by 8.7% overall (from 20,651 applications to 18,854), with domestic applications (16,497 applications) decreasing by 10% and PCT applications (2,355 applications) increasing by 1.2%. While the number of patent applications has generally decreased in recent years, the same pattern has been seen in several European countries such as France, Germany, Ireland, Russia and Switzerland (2). Trends in patent filing has been researched in greater detail in The changing profile of users of the UK patent system analysis.

2020年至2021年間，向 IPO提交的專利申請(1)總體下降了8.7%（從20,651件申請減少到18,854件），國內申請（16,497件申請）下降了10%，PCT申請（2,355 件申請）增加了1.2 %。盡管近年來專利申請數量普遍下降，但在法國、德國、愛爾蘭、俄羅斯和瑞士等幾個歐洲國家也出現了相同的模式(2)。專利申請的趨勢也在英國專利系統用戶的變化情況分析中得到了更詳細的研究。The number of patents published increased by 12.6% from 10,040 to 11,306 between 2020 and 2021. The overall number of patents granted increased by 11.5% to a record high of 10,895 between 2020 and 2021, with the number of domestic grants (7,540) increasing by 5.7% andPCT grants (3,355) increasing by 27.1%. This is due to an internal IPO’s?IP?rights examination backlog brought to zero to reduce the backlog of outstanding examinations.2020年至2021年間，已公布的專利數量從10040項增加到11306項，增幅為12.6%。授予的專利總數增加了11.5%，達到歷史新高的10895項，其中英國國內授權（7540項）增加了5.7%，PCT授權（3355項）增加了27.1%。這是因為IPO內部的IP權利審查沒有積壓案件，減少了未完成審查的累積。

圖1：2021年專利授權增加

Notes:

1. Patents filed directly at the IPO and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications.

2. According to World Intellectual Property Organization IP statistics,

The majority of applications to the IPO are from UK-based applicants. In 2021 there were 11,573 domestic applications from UK-based applicants, representing 61.4% of all applications received. The highest number of non-UK based applications came from the USA (2,586), China (605), and Germany (467).

注：

1. 直接在IPO和專利合作條約 (PCT) 申請中提交的專利。

2. 根據世界知識產權組織IP統計, IPO的大多數申請來自英國本土。2021年，收到了來自英國的申請人11,573件國內申請，占收到的總申請的61.4%。非英國申請數量最多的是美國（2,586）、中國（605）和德國（467）。

Green Channel patents

專利綠色通道

The Green Channel for patent applications was introduced in 2009 and allows applicants to request accelerated processing of their patent application if the invention has an environmental benefit. TheIPO received a record 449 applications through the Green Channel in 2021; the previous record was in 2020 with 402 applications, which is an 11.7% increase.專利申請綠色通道于2009年推出，如果發明具有環境效益，申請人可以請求加快處理其專利申請。2021年，IPO通過綠色通道收到了創紀錄的449件申請；之前的記錄是2020年的402件申請，增長了11.7%。

圖2：綠色通道請求持續增加

Tademark

商標

In 2021, theIPO received a record 196,639 trade mark applications(1), a 43.5% increase from 2020 which was the previous record year for trade mark applications. Both the number of applications and trade marks registered have been consistently rising since 2011. The more significant increases seen since 2016 are believed to have been driven by three factors; a significant surge in applications from China, filings driven by the UK’s exit from the European Union and the COVID-19 pandemic.2021年，商標新申請(1)的數量達到了創紀錄的196639份，比2020年增長了43.5%。自2011年以來，商標申請數量和注冊商標數量一直在增長。自2016年以來出現的顯著增長更被認為是由三個因素驅動的：英國脫歐和2019新冠狀病毒大流行，來自中國的申請數量大幅增加。
In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in applications coincided with the first lockdown in the UK, a period where many companies were diversifying as a response to the pandemic. The UK’s exit from the European Union has necessitated direct filing with theIPO in order to protect marks within the UK prior to the 31st December 2021 deadline, with pending trade marks given up to 9 months to be transferred to the IPO.關于2019新冠狀病毒大流行，申請數量的增加恰逢英國的第一次封鎖，在這一時期，許多公司正在進行多樣化以應對大流行。英國脫歐，新申請需要直接向IPO提交申請，以在2021年12月31日截止日期之前保護英國境內的商標，未決商標最多可在9個月內移交給IPO。

圖 3：商標申請持續快速增長

Notes:

1. Domestic trade mark applications andInternational Registrations (excluding additional classes).

In 2021, there were 96,645 trade mark applications sent directly to theIPO (domestic applications) from UK-based applicants (an increase of 5.2%), and 80,805 direct applications to the IPO from non-UK-based applicants, which is an 142.1% increase from 2020. In addition, there were 32,646 trade mark applications through the International Registration (IR) route. Much of the surge in trade mark filings is likely to be due to the UK exit from the European Union, as can be seen by increases in non-UK-based applicants. For example, the highest filing rate increases between 2020 and 2021 were from European countries such as Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Finland and Austria, with increases between 708% and 437%. The highest number of non-UK based applications (28,317 domestic and 2,164 IR) came from China with 30,481 applications followed by USA with 21,002 applications (12,636 domestic and 8,366 IR). Some of the increases in filing may be still attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and China filings (which has increased by 146% between 2020 and 2021).

注：

1.國內商標申請和國際注冊（不包括附加類別）。

2021年，英國申請人直接向IPO（國內申請）提交的商標申請為96,645件（增長5.2%），非英國申請人向IPO直接提交的商標申請為80,805件，比2020年增長142.1%。此外，通過國際注冊途徑申請商標的有32646件。商標申請數量激增的主要原因可能是英國脫歐，這可以從非英國籍申請人的增加中看出。例如，2020年至2021期間，申請率增幅最大的是意大利、德國、葡萄牙、西班牙、波蘭、芬蘭和奧地利等歐洲國家，增幅在708%至437%之間。非英國申請數量最多的來自中國，申請數量為30481件，其次是美國，申請數量為21002件。申請數量的增加可能仍歸因于2019冠狀病毒疾病大流行和中國的申請（在2020年至2021期間增加了146%）。

Registrations of trade marks flattened in 2020, this was a result of the surge in trade mark applications which increased the backlog of work for trade mark examiners.商標注冊在2020年趨于平緩，這是商標申請激增的結果，也增加了商標審查員積壓的工作。
Registered trade marks provide protection within different classes of goods and services. For example, in the UK, the word ‘Polo?’ is protected simultaneously by different applicants in relation to different goods: a type of mint, a clothing brand and a model of car. The total number of classes in all applications in 2021 was 436,097 (360,556 domestic and 75,541 IR), an increase of 59.7% from 2020.注冊商標在不同類別的商品和服務中提供保護。例如，在英國，“Polo?”一詞同時受到與不同商品相關的不同申請人的保護：一種薄荷、一個服裝品牌和一種汽車模型。2021年，所有申請的類別總數為436097（國內360556個，國際注冊75541個），比2020年增長59.7%。

外觀設計

Design applications to theIPO have seen a dramatic increase since 2015, with the number of applications growing 1014.9% between 2015 and 2021. The process of applying for registered design protection with the IPO has changed in recent years, with a new fee structure coming into force in October 2016 and an online application form going live in October 2017. These changes were intended to make the process more straightforward and cost-effective for applicants and are likely to have contributed to increased filing activity. As of May 2018, the UK became a member of the Hague Agreement for International Registrations. These figures, 9,353 international applications for 2021, are included within this publication, which accounts for a portion of the increased applications and registrations shown.自2015年以來，外觀設計新申請大幅增加，2015年至2021年間，申請數量增長了1014.9%。近年來，通過IPO申請注冊外觀設計保護的流程發生了變化，新的收費標準于2016年10月生效，在線申請表于2017年10月上線。這些變化旨在使申請程序更簡單、更具成本效益，并可能有助于增加申請活動。截至2018年5月，英國成為海牙協議的成員。這些數字包括2021年的9353件國際申請，占所示增加的申請和注冊的一部分。

圖 4：外觀設計數量不斷增加

注：

1.Designs registrations includes the international Hague applications and registrations. This is a route for applying for designs through World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which the UK joined in 2018. This allows for a single international application filed with WIPO rather than a whole series of applications which would otherwise have to be filed with different national offices.

1.外觀設計注冊包括國際海牙申請注冊。這是一條通過世界知識產權組織（WIPO）申請設計的途徑，英國于2018年加入了該組織。該協議允許向WIPO提交一份國際申請，而不是向不同的國家辦事處提交一系列申請。
Designs applications have increased by 129.4% between 2020 and 2021, from 31,406 to 72,157. Of which, 28,049 design applications to theIPO were from UK-based applicants which accounted for 38.9% of all design applications in 2021. These figures have increased by 31.6% between 2020 and 2021. Like trade marks, there has been a surge in international applications, with 44,108 applications in 2021, up from 10,153 in 2020 which a 334.4% increase. Over half of applications from international countries in 2021 were from China and the USA alone (13,153 and 10,069 respectively) with the number of applications both countries increasing by over 360% compared to 2020. As 2021 is the first year after the UK left the European Union, those seeking rights in the UK can no longer rely on filing at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to obtain coverage for the UK. Therefore to obtain coverage in the UK, firms will either have filed directly in the UK or through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The increase in design applications is likely due to the high volume of international design applications which were filed through WIPO, however further research is required to understand this trend.2020年至2021年期間，外觀設計申請增加了129.4%，從31406件增至72157件。其中，28049件新申請來自英國本土，占2021年所有新申請的38.9%。2020年至2021年，這些數字增長了31.6%。與商標一樣，國際申請數量也在激增，2021年的申請數量為44108件，而2020年的申請數量為10153件，增長了334.4%。2021年，超過一半的國際申請僅來自中國和美國（分別為13153件和10069件），與2020年相比，這兩個國家的申請數量增加了360%以上。由于2021年是英國脫歐的第一年，那些在英國尋求權利保護的人不能再依靠向歐盟知識產權局（EUIPO）提交申請來獲得英國的保護。因此，為了在英國受到保護，公司要么直接在英國申請，要么通過世界知識產權組織（WIPO）申請。外觀設計申請的增加可能是由于通過WIPO提交的大量國際設計申請，但需要進一步研究以了解這一趨勢。

Hearings

聽證會

In addition to processing and examining applications for intellectual property rights, theIPO also facilitates the resolution of IP disputes through hearings and tribunals. The IPO’s facilitation of hearings means that cases can be processed faster and gives businesses a more affordable dispute option than seeking redress through the courts. Cases relating to trade marks make up the largest proportion of hearings activity at the IPO. There was a total of 8,080 oppositions filed (an increase from 3,830 in 2020) in relation to trade marks in 2021 (including Fast Track oppositions) and 893 ex parte hearings taken to challenge examiners’ objections to trade marks.除了處理和審查知識產權申請外，IPO還通過聽證會和法庭協助解決知識產權糾紛。與通過法院尋求補救相比，IPO對聽證會的便利意味著可以更快地處理案件，并為企業提供更實惠的選擇。與商標有關的案件在IPO的聽證活動中占比最大。2021年共有8,080件與商標有關的異議（較2020年增加了3,830件）（包括快速通道異議）和893次單方面聽證會，以質疑審查員對商標的異議。

原文鏈接：https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/facts-and-figures-patents-trade-marks-designs-and-hearings-2021/facts-and-figures-patents-trade-marks-designs-and-hearings-2021

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來源：喜運達