2022 has been a breakthrough year for our patent business. In 2021, the number of patent applications that we processed was 3,072, and in 2022 this number significantly increased to 3,682 with a growth rate of 19.8%. These numbers include national, foreign, and international patent applications, infringement actions such as opinion works, and office actions based on substantial requirements such as novelty or inventive step. This statistic does not include the number of annuity administrations. Formality notifications and insubstantial issues have not been included in the number of actions.
