The list of the top 10 private enterprises in China for invention patents in 2021 was revealed in a recent report by the Intellectual Property Development and Research Center of the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

The number of invention patents issued to the top 10 private enterprises has grown by an annual average of 49.25% during the past three years, according to the report.

China's top 500 private enterprises secured a total of 633,922 valid patents both at home and abroad by the end of 2021, an increase of 53.6% over the previous year. Of these, 499,265 were valid domestic patents and 134,657 were international patents, representing increases of 28.25% and 474.65%, respectively.

Here are the top 10 Chinese private enterprises granted the most invention patents in 2021.

10. Fotile, kitchenware maker

# 862 invention patents