WIPO新闻稿
China Drives International Patent Applications to Record Heights; Demand Rising for Trademark and Industrial Design Protection
Geneva, March 21, 2018
PR/2018/816
China moved into the second position as a source of international patent applications filed via WIPO in 2017, closing in on long-time leader United States of America, in another record year in the use of WIPO's intellectual property services for patents, trademarks and industrial designs.
Two Chinese technology companies were the top filers of international patent applications in 2017, with Huawei (number one filer) and ZTE (number two) followed by Intel, Mitsubishi and Qualcomm.