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At the same time, the total number of patents granted also decreased (-0.91%). The decrease was driven by non-resident rights holders (-19.63%), while the number of patents granted to resident applicants increased (+5.25%).
2024 | 2025 | 2025 compared to 2024 (%) | |
Patent applications for inventions | 26 698 | 26 494 | 99.24 |
- filed by resident applicants | 21 502 | 21 793 | 101.35 |
- filed by non-resident applicants | 5 196 | 4 701 | 90.47 |
Patents granted for inventions | 21 608 | 21 411 | 99.09 |
- to resident rights holders | 16 258 | 17 111 | 105.25 |
- to non-resident rights holders | 5 350 | 4 300 | 80.37 |
In 2025, patents for inventions were distributed across IPC sections as follows:
IPC Section | Patents for inventions | ||
Resident | Non-resident | Total | |
A | 4 658 | 1 359 | 6 017 |
B | 2 458 | 536 | 2 994 |
C | 2 612 | 1 130 | 3 742 |
D | 75 | 56 | 131 |
E | 1 168 | 92 | 1 260 |
F | 1 690 | 168 | 1 858 |
G | 3 108 | 385 | 3 493 |
H | 1 342 | 574 | 1 916 |
Total | 17 111 | 4 300 | 21 411 |
IPC Section A "Human Necessities" was the leader among both resident (4,658 patents) and non-resident applicants (1,359 patents). The least popular section among both categories remains IPC Section D "Textiles, Paper" (75 and 56 patents, respectively).
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In 2025, a decline in utility model applications was observed. The number of applications filed decreased by 3.26%, with the decline being registered for both resident (by 3.29%) and non-resident (by 1.1%) applicants. Meanwhile, the total number of patents granted grew by 8.65%.
2024 | 2025 | 2025 compared to 2024 (%) | |
Patent applications for utility models | 13 637 | 13 192 | 96.74 |
- filed by resident applicants | 13 455 | 13 012 | 96.71 |
- filed by non-resident applicants | 182 | 180 | 98.90 |
Patents granted for utility models | 8 532 | 9 270 | 108.65 |
- to resident rights holders | 8 393 | 9 144 | 108.95 |
- to non-resident rights holders | 139 | 126 | 90.65 |
In 2025, utility model patents (certificates) were distributed across IPC sections as follows:
IPC Section | 2024 | 2025 |
A | 1 624 | 2 286 |
B | 3 558 | 3 024 |
C | 123 | 153 |
D | 44 | 34 |
E | 714 | 841 |
F | 1 019 | 1 269 |
G | 792 | 916 |
H | 658 | 747 |
Total | 8 532 | 9 270 |
The leading IPC section in 2025 is Section B, "Transportation; Mechanical Engineering" (3,024 patents). The least in-demand, as in 2024, remains Section D, "Textiles; Paper" (34 patents).
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WIPO Standard ST.34: Recommendation concerning the recording of application numbers in electronic form for the exchange of bibliographic dataFully implemented
No plan to implement
ST. 34 specifies that if an industrial property office uses ST.13 for application numbers, ST.34 should not be used. Rospatent uses ST.13.
WIPO Standard ST.35: Recommended standard format for data exchange of mixed-mode published patent document information on reel-to-reel and IBM 3480/90 cartridge tapes
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WIPO Standard ST.92: Recommendations on the data package format for the electronic exchange of priority documents
Planning to implement
Rospatent plans to use ST.92 after joining WIPO DAS
WIPO Standard ST.96: Recommendation for the processing of intellectual property information using XML (extensible markup language)
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