China logs strong growth in trademarks, patents, global brand value in 2025: official

China recorded robust growth in intellectual property creations and perfection in 2025, with solid gains in patent authorization, trademark registration and global brand value, said an official from the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Friday.

Rui Wenbiao, deputy head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said at a press conference that the country had continued to strengthen innovation capacity and patent quality throughout the past year.

"Throughout the year, China granted 972,000 invention patents, 1.461 million utility model patents and 666,000 design patents. A total of 96,000 patent reexamination and invalidation cases were concluded. By the end of 2025, the number of valid invention patents in China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region), reached 5.32 million, and the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people came to 16," said Rui.

Rui also noted that China also saw a strong competitiveness of its brand on a global scale.

"During the year, 4.206 million trademarks were registered, and 384,000 trademark review cases were concluded, including 112,000 opposition cases. By the end of 2025, the number of valid registered trademarks in China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region), reached 49.877 million. Among the world's top 5,000 brands, the total value of Chinese brands amounted to 1.81 trillion U.S. dollars, ranking second globally," Rui added.

China logs strong growth in trademarks, patents, global brand value in 2025: official

China logs strong growth in trademarks, patents, global brand value in 2025: official

China logs strong growth in trademarks, patents, global brand value in 2025: official

The conflict in the Middle East is the principal source of inflationary pressures in the United States, largely through its impact on energy-related costs, the U.S. Federal Reserve said in its latest Beige Book released on Wednesday.

The beige book showed that economic activity increased at a slight to moderate pace for ten of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts, while one district reported a slight decline and one reported no change.

Consumer spending remained mixed across districts and increasingly bifurcated across income groups amid persistent affordability pressures, according to the beige book.

Higher-income households proved resilient and relatively insensitive to price increases, while middle- and low-income households exhibited growing financial strain, it said.

The report showed that prices rose at a moderate to strong pace overall, with most districts reporting elevated inflation relative to the prior reporting period, and the districts attributed the inflationary pressures primarily to energy-related costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East, with spillovers extending into shipping, packaging, groceries, and fertilizer.

Meanwhile, non-labor input costs continued to outpace selling price increases, fueling broader concerns about margin compression, according to the the report.

In terms of employment, the beige book reported that most districts described a low-hire, low-fire environment.

The Beige Book, officially known as the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by the Federal Reserve District, is a survey on economic conditions based on information collected from its 12 regional reserve banks. It is published eight times per year.

Latest Fed Beige Book shows evidence of rising inflation pressure, widening consumption gap in US