The State Intellectual Property Office said on Oct 17 that it received 1.88 million patent applications in the first three quarters of 2015, up 22 percent from a year ago.

The data showed that patent applications for inventions surged 21.7 percent to 709,000, of which 99,000 were from abroad, witnessing a 5.1 percent year-on-year rise.

From January to September this year, patents saw a 25.8 percent year-on-year growth as 1.18 million patents have been authorized by the State Intellectual Property Office and patents granted for inventions soared 46 percent to 248,000.