2025年には中国が世界第3位の特許出願国となりました. China became the world's third-largest patent applicant at the EPO in 2025.

中国企業は2025年に欧州特許庁に記録的な22,031件の特許出願を提出し,日本を追い越して世界第3位の申請者となりました. Chinese companies filed a record 22,031 patent applications at the European Patent Office in 2025, surpassing Japan to become the third-largest applicant globally. これは9.7%増加で,ファーウェイが2位になりCATLは初めてトップ10に入りました. This marked a 9.7% increase, with Huawei ranking second and CATL entering the top 10 for the first time. 中国の申請は情報通信技術,エネルギー,人工知能に集中した. China's filings were concentrated in information and communication technology, energy, and artificial intelligence.