Joff Wild The latest evidence that China is set to become a major player in the world of patents (if that is not already the case) comes from Thomson Reuters. It has produced research that suggests that the Chinese will lead the world in patenting activity by the end of next year. Based on an analysis of the total volume of first-patent filings in China, Europe,...
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RE: China to lead the world in patenting by 2011, new report states
The number of patents is certainly increasing. However, I wonder how many of those patents are utility models rather than invention patents? As well as domestic companies, a large part of the increase in invention patents is by foreign companies filing in China, as the importance of the market increases and enforcement is perceived to improve.
HK Agent, on 02 Nov 2010 @ 12:38RE: China to lead the world in patenting by 2011, new report states
How many patents are implemented? It's no use if a patent is not implemented. Innovative country such as US certianliy has a large numbers of patent applications, but just the quantity can not mean china has already been an innovative country. It wiil be a long journey.
Tian Gao, State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples' Republic of China on 30 Jul 2011 @ 16:27