China defies patent downturn
01 March 2010
Chinese companies filed more patent applications in China and overseas last year than ever before, despite a slump in global patenting activity
Emma Barraclough, London and Peter Ollier, Hong Kong
Chinese companies filed more patent applications in China and overseas last year than ever before, despite a slump in global patenting activity.
International applications filed through the PCT system fell by 4.5% in 2009, according to figures published by WIPO last month.
The decline was most pronounced among filers in Europe and the US, with an 11.4% fall in the US and 11.2% decline...
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