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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | 22,055 | 22,072 | 20,931 | 19,245 | 20,651 | 18,854 |
| | 12,065 | 11,768 | 12,061 | 11,125 | 10,040 | 11,306 |
| | 5,602 | 6,311 | 5,982 | 5,948 | 9,772 | 10,899 |
| | 65,710 | 83,984 | 95,203 | 107,526 | 137,035 | 196,639 |
| | 54,222 | 70,362 | 81,556 | 95,177 | 96,204 | 168,991 |
| | 10,030 | 19,269 | 26,164 | 28,895 | 31,460 | 72,157 |
| | 8,481 | 17,195 | 24,425 | 27,589 | 27,220 | 59,983 |
注：
1. 直接在IPO和专利合作条约 (PCT) 申请中提交的专利。
2. 国内商标申请和国际注册（不包括附加类别）。
Patent
专利
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年间，向 IPO提交的专利申请(1)总体下降了8.7%（从20,651件申请减少到18,854件），国内申请（16,497件申请）下降了10%，PCT申请（2,355 件申请）增加了1.2 %。尽管近年来专利申请数量普遍下降，但在法国、德国、爱尔兰、俄罗斯和瑞士等几个欧洲国家也出现了相同的模式(2)。 专利申请的趋势也在英国专利系统用户的变化情况分析中得到了更详细的研究。
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年间，已公布的专利数量从10040项增加到11306项，增幅为12.6%。授予的专利总数增加了11.5%，达到历史新高的10895项，其中英国国内授权（7540项）增加了5.7%，PCT授权（3355项）增加了27.1%。这是因为IPO内部的IP权利审查没有积压案件，减少了未完成审查的累积。图1：2021年专利授权增加
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和专利合作条约 (PCT) 申请中提交的专利。
2. 根据世界知识产权组织IP统计, IPO的大多数申请来自英国本土。2021年，收到了来自英国的申请人11,573件国内申请，占收到的总申请的61.4%。非英国申请数量最多的是美国（2,586）、中国（605）和德国（467）。
Green Channel patents
专利绿色通道
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.专利申请绿色通道于2009年推出，如果发明具有环境效益，申请人可以请求加快处理其专利申请。2021年，IPO通过绿色通道收到了创纪录的449件申请；之前的记录是2020年的402件申请，增长了11.7%。图2：绿色通道请求持续增加
Tademark
商标
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，商标新申请(1)的数量达到了创纪录的196639份，比2020年增长了43.5%。自2011年以来，商标申请数量和注册商标数量一直在增长。自2016年以来出现的显著增长更被认为是由三个因素驱动的：英国脱欧和2019新冠状病毒大流行，来自中国的申请数量大幅增加。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.关于2019新冠状病毒大流行，申请数量的增加恰逢英国的第一次封锁，在这一时期，许多公司正在进行多样化以应对大流行。英国脱欧，新申请需要直接向IPO提交申请，以在2021年12月31日截止日期之前保护英国境内的商标，未决商标最多可在9个月内移交给IPO。图 3：商标申请持续快速增长
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.国内商标申请和国际注册（不包括附加类别）。
2021年，英国申请人直接向IPO（国内申请）提交的商标申请为96,645件（增长5.2%），非英国申请人向IPO直接提交的商标申请为80,805件，比2020年增长142.1%。 此外，通过国际注册途径申请商标的有32646件。商标申请数量激增的主要原因可能是英国脱欧，这可以从非英国籍申请人的增加中看出。例如，2020年至2021期间，申请率增幅最大的是意大利、德国、葡萄牙、西班牙、波兰、芬兰和奥地利等欧洲国家，增幅在708%至437%之间。非英国申请数量最多的来自中国，申请数量为30481件，其次是美国，申请数量为21002件。申请数量的增加可能仍归因于2019冠状病毒疾病大流行和中国的申请（在2020年至2021期间增加了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.商标注册在2020年趋于平缓，这是商标申请激增的结果，也增加了商标审查员积压的工作。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.注册商标在不同类别的商品和服务中提供保护。例如，在英国，“Polo®”一词同时受到与不同商品相关的不同申请人的保护：一种薄荷、一个服装品牌和一种汽车模型。2021年，所有申请的类别总数为436097（国内360556个，国际注册75541个），比2020年增长59.7%。
外观设计
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年以来，外观设计新申请大幅增加，2015年至2021年间，申请数量增长了1014.9%。近年来，通过IPO申请注册外观设计保护的流程发生了变化，新的收费标准于2016年10月生效，在线申请表于2017年10月上线。这些变化旨在使申请程序更简单、更具成本效益，并可能有助于增加申请活动。截至2018年5月，英国成为海牙协议的成员。这些数字包括2021年的9353件国际申请，占所示增加的申请和注册的一部分。图 4：外观设计数量不断增加
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.外观设计注册包括国际海牙申请注册。这是一条通过世界知识产权组织（WIPO）申请设计的途径，英国于2018年加入了该组织。该协议允许向WIPO提交一份国际申请，而不是向不同的国家办事处提交一系列申请。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年期间，外观设计申请增加了129.4%，从31406件增至72157件。其中，28049件新申请来自英国本土，占2021年所有新申请的38.9%。2020年至2021年，这些数字增长了31.6%。与商标一样，国际申请数量也在激增，2021年的申请数量为44108件，而2020年的申请数量为10153件，增长了334.4%。2021年，超过一半的国际申请仅来自中国和美国（分别为13153件和10069件），与2020年相比，这两个国家的申请数量增加了360%以上。由于2021年是英国脱欧的第一年，那些在英国寻求权利保护的人不能再依靠向欧盟知识产权局（EUIPO）提交申请来获得英国的保护。因此，为了在英国受到保护，公司要么直接在英国申请，要么通过世界知识产权组织（WIPO）申请。外观设计申请的增加可能是由于通过WIPO提交的大量国际设计申请，但需要进一步研究以了解这一趋势。
Hearings
听证会
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.除了处理和审查知识产权申请外，IPO还通过听证会和法庭协助解决知识产权纠纷。与通过法院寻求补救相比，IPO对听证会的便利意味着可以更快地处理案件，并为企业提供更实惠的选择。与商标有关的案件在IPO的听证活动中占比最大。2021年共有8,080件与商标有关的异议（较2020年增加了3,830件）（包括快速通道异议）和893次单方面听证会，以质疑审查员对商标的异议。
