Recently, the official website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the statistic data of international patent applications through the “Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)”. The number of PCT patent applications of Jiangsu University in 2022 was 125, ranking 228th among all the PCT applicants, representing an increase of 98 in tanking compared to that of 2021. Among PCT applicants of educational institutions, Jiangsu University (JSU) is ranked 15th in the world and 5th in China, which are the best ranks ever.

The statistic data shows that Zhejiang University, Suzhou University, Tsinghua University, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu University, Shenzhen University, South China University of Technology, Southeast University, Shandong University, and Shanghai Jiaotong University are ranked among Top 10 among universities in China.
In recent years, JSU has continued to take innovation (patent) transformation as the main target, and has been the lead in conducting patent application evaluation, high-value patent cultivation, patent hierarchical management, as well as patent validity and division. , JSU focuses on the quality of patent application. In 2022, a total of 98 invention patents of JSU were authorized overseas.