China ranked fourth in the world of international patent applications

Carsten Fink, chief economist at the World Intellectual Property Organization received a telephone interview with this reporter, said that because the Chinese Government been effective in the protection of intellectual property rights, China’s future growth prospects are very optimistic about the patent. WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said that East Asian countries led by China, increasing the amount of patent applications, highlighting the focus of the global economy over the past five years, the shift to East Asia.

WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 9, said in a report, in its “Patent Cooperation Treaty” under the framework of international patent applications increased by 4.8% in 2010, China’s patent applications have been ranked fourth in the world, an increase of 56.2%. In contrast, British and American international patent applications due to the impact of financial crisis, the third consecutive year showing decline “weakness.”

The group released data show that China’s international patent applications from 2009 to 7900 increased to 12,339 last year, the total number of ranked United States (44,855), Japan (32,156) and Germany (17,171) followed. International patent applications in the enterprise ranking, ZTE Corporation and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The two Chinese companies in the second and fourth respectively, with Japan’s Panasonic and Qualcomm join the United States lead the list. ZTE years ago only the twenty-second place. However, international patent application for the top 50 academic institutions, accounted for 30 American universities, Japanese universities accounted for 10, but not selected Chinese universities.

China highlights the achievements of independent innovation and IPR protection

According to Agence France-Presse reported that the WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said that in the “Patent Cooperation Treaty” under the international patent applications from 2009 to combat the financial crisis has gradually recovered. Entrepreneurial activity in China’s “phenomenal growth”, driven by Asian international patent applications last year to lead the recovery. He pointed out that China’s astonishing growth in patent applications, an increase of 56.2%, and this increase was greater than in the base of countries such as Britain and France made the case. Gary said that China, Japan and South Korea’s patent applications are growing rapidly, reflecting the geographic diversity of innovation accelerated, “highlights the focus of the global economy over the past five years, the shift to East Asia.”

Carsten Fink, chief economist at the World Intellectual Property Organization received a telephone interview with this reporter, said that his rate of growth far ahead of China’s patent applications are not surprised that in the past few years, China had been seen and domestic patent applications increased momentum. He said that because the Chinese government is effective in the protection of intellectual property rights, China’s future growth prospects are very optimistic about the patent. Data show that China’s growth of international patent applications, mainly in the field of digital communications and digital technology. He believes that continuous improvement of China’s national revenue, and a series of government procurement policies to support innovation are inseparable. Meanwhile, huge space for development in these areas, developing new technologies for the enterprise provides plenty of opportunities.

Fink said the surge in patent reflects China’s economic and technological progress, but it is worth noting that the increase in the number of patent applications simply can not explain all the problems. Chinese enterprises attach importance to the patent application, so that scientific discoveries and the capital of the legal system, and ultimately will make the public benefit. It should also be seen, companies are profit-driven applications for patents, corporate image building and other factors.

U.S. and British financial crisis caused decline in the number of patent applications

Established the European Patent Office in Munich, Germany, director of media relations, Mr Ostwald said the reporter, the number of patent applications in China and other countries increased, while the United States and Britain declined, because first of all is that the financial crisis, so that the performance of U.S. and British patent application number poor. From the industry, said he believes that digital communications such as ipod and other mobile communications technology developed rapidly, the number of patents in the field to promote the outstanding growth. And medicine, machinery and other traditional industries are lagging behind the number of patent applications. From China the situation in the European patent application can also be found, Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications companies because Ba electronic and digital communications as a development priority, has entered the world of enterprise applications for the most patents ranks.

Patent application is a measure of a country and the region an important indicator of innovation. As the financial crisis and the decline in R & D, Europe and the United States the number of international patent applications the third consecutive decline. EU research and innovation quinine commissioner, said recently that because of the lack of environment that encourages creativity, innovation crisis Europe is facing. According to statistics, EU companies for the cost of patents is about 10 times the U.S. and Japan. Always wanted to establish a unified European patent system, to reduce patent costs, enhance the EU’s innovation capacity. However, due to the language and patent applications have been translation problems against Italy and Spain, but also the delay in establishing the system. Quinine that if the EU do not act, then innovation will not only far behind the United States and Japan, will also be behind China, Brazil and other emerging economies.

Speaking of China college bound academic institutions when the top 50 patent applications, Mr. Fink said that China’s universities and research institutions submitted last year a number of international patent applications and patent application U.S. institutions have a long history and rich experience. The past 20 years, the U.S. academic institutions in the infrastructure, the application process, etc. to provide the convenience of a series of ripe. In addition, from the subjective side, said the invention into a sense of productivity or wealth, has been deeply rooted in U.S. schools. Mr. Fink said humorously, as the international patent application eventually will enter the domestic procedures, “It seems that in the future to apply for patents in China, I am afraid we have to learn Chinese.”

Ostwald pointed out that although there is no Chinese universities into the top 50 international patents academic institutions, but the “second Five-Year” plan for universities and research institutions into a huge, these institutions must also promote the process of commercialization of the patent .