Importance of protecting patents growing in China
By Hao Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2015-01-28 07:37
People's Daily Online and the Intellectual Property Publishing House jointly unveiled three lists on Jan 20, ranking the top 10 companies, universities and research institutes in terms of granted patents in 2014.
The lists were based on statistics from the State Intellectual Property Office.
Li Cheng, deputy head of the publishing house, said that four Chinese auto companies made the top 10 companies list for patents of utility model, which "shows a further awakening of patent awareness in the industry in China".
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