According to the statistics of the CNIPA, by the end of 2022, there were about 969,000 practitioners and employees engaged in the intellectual property service industry in China, an increase of 4.4% from the end of 2021. There were about 87,000 intellectual property service entities, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%. Among them, there were 4,520 patent agencies, a year-on-year increase of 15.0%; 71,000 trademark agencies, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%; more than 14,000 IP legal service providers, more than 9,000 IP operation service providers, more than 15,000 in IP information service providers, and more than 22,000 IP consulting service providers.

Among the 87,000 IP service entities in China, 64.5% are located in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta region, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and Chengdu-Chongqing region. The representation rate of patent application by patent agencies was 81.5%, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%; and that of the trademark registration 88.3%.