According to the statistics released by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), the top ten rankings concerning patent applications among Chinese provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and cities are listed below.
Top 10 Provinces, Autonomous Regions and Municipalities Directly under the Central Government Filing Invention Patent applications in 2014 include: Jiangsu (146660), Beijing(78129), Shandong(77298), Guangdong(75147), Zhejiang(52406), Anhui(49960), Shanghai(39133), Sichuan(29926), Shaanxi(24399), Tianjin(23391)
Top 10 Domestic Cities Filing the Invention Patent Applications in 2014 include: Suzhou(40851), Qingdao(39979), Shenzhen(31097), Nanjing(28050), Wuxi(22755), Chengdu(22096), Xi’an(21383), Hangzhou(14800), Guangzhou(14595), Ningbo(12958)
