China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than 4 decades.
GENEVA, Switzerland – China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than 4 decades, the UN said Tuesday, April 7.
China and the United States were followed by Japan, Germany and South Korea as the world's top patent application filers, WIPO found. This came despite a relentless campaign by Washington, which has lobbied allies worldwide to avoid the company's telecoms gear over security concerns, in the shadow of a wider US-China trade conflict.
"A net increase in global innovation means new drugs, communications technologies, solutions for global challenges that benefit everyone, wherever they live," he said.
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