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Burgeoning business and growing innovation lead to patent surge

By Wang Xin | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-03 07:48

Burgeoning business and growing innovation lead to patent surge

The number of patents filed in China last year rose 17.9 percent to nearly 980,000 applications, a reflection of "significant progress in the country's capacity for innovation", Liao Tao, director-general of the General Office of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) said at a recent press conference.

Domestic applications rose by 22.4 percent year-on-year, slightly higher than the growth rate of 22.3 percent in 2008, and accounted for 89.9 percent of the total.

Domestic companies filed by far the largest proportion of applications, more than 81 percent of all patent requests submitted.

Burgeoning business and growing innovation lead to patent surge

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