In 2023, the high-tech TCM manufacturing sector in China submitted a total of 5,165 patent applications, an increase from 4,815 in 2021. The sector had accumulated about 14,500 effective patents as of the end of 2021.
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Number of patent applications from the traditional Chinese medicine high-tech manufacturing industry in China from 2011 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of applications
2023
5,165
2021
4,815
2020
4,730
2019
4,373
2018
4,078
2017
3,581
2016
3,487
2015
3,011
2014
5,285
2013
4,762
2012
4,007
2011
3,282
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (June 30, 2025). Number of patent applications from the traditional Chinese medicine high-tech manufacturing industry in China from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235301/china-traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm-patent-applications/
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