| 20-55 Three Kinds of Patents Granted | ||||||
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| Item | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Total | 22588 | 45064 | 105345 | 214003 | 351782 | 411982 |
| Inventions | 3838 | 3393 | 12683 | 53305 | 67948 | 93706 |
| Domestic | 1149 | 1530 | 6177 | 20705 | 31945 | 46590 |
| Official | 908 | 932 | 2824 | 14761 | 24488 | 36955 |
| Universities and Colleges | 326 | 258 | 652 | 4453 | 8214 | 10265 |
| Research Institutions | 331 | 304 | 910 | 2423 | 3173 | 3945 |
| Enterprises | 206 | 205 | 1016 | 7712 | 12851 | 22493 |
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 45 | 165 | 246 | 173 | 250 | 252 |
| Non-official | 241 | 598 | 3353 | 5944 | 7457 | 9635 |
| Foreign | 2689 | 1863 | 6506 | 32600 | 36003 | 47116 |
| Official | 2496 | 1748 | 6222 | 31555 | 35132 | 46112 |
| Non-official | 193 | 115 | 284 | 1045 | 871 | 1004 |
| Utility Models | 16952 | 30471 | 54743 | 79349 | 150036 | 176675 |
| Domestic | 16744 | 30195 | 54407 | 78137 | 148391 | 175169 |
| Official | 5100 | 6766 | 15519 | 29191 | 62975 | 82914 |
| Universities and Colleges | 698 | 623 | 868 | 2391 | 5502 | 7242 |
| Research Institutions | 1280 | 1025 | 1529 | 1599 | 3101 | 4161 |
| Enterprises | 2249 | 2627 | 12821 | 24743 | 53451 | 70242 |
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 873 | 2491 | 301 | 458 | 921 | 1269 |
| Non-official | 11644 | 23429 | 38888 | 48946 | 85416 | 92255 |
| Foreign | 208 | 276 | 336 | 1212 | 1645 | 1506 |
| Official | 132 | 154 | 261 | 1011 | 1342 | 1179 |
| Non-official | 76 | 122 | 75 | 201 | 303 | 327 |
| Designs | 1798 | 11200 | 37919 | 81349 | 133798 | 141601 |
| Domestic | 1411 | 9523 | 34652 | 72777 | 121296 | 130647 |
| Official | 751 | 5344 | 17789 | 27566 | 46350 | 49375 |
| Universities and Colleges | 7 | 10 | 28 | 555 | 1057 | 1652 |
| Research Institutions | 35 | 156 | 248 | 170 | 284 | 238 |
| Enterprises | 598 | 2554 | 17482 | 26658 | 42515 | 45802 |
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 111 | 2624 | 31 | 183 | 2494 | 1683 |
| Non-official | 660 | 4179 | 16863 | 45211 | 74946 | 81272 |
| Foreign | 387 | 1677 | 3267 | 8572 | 12502 | 10954 |
| Official | 336 | 1402 | 3108 | 8254 | 12053 | 10598 |
| Non-official | 51 | 275 | 159 | 318 | 449 | 356 |