For the last four years China takes the leading position in the world in the number of patent applications

Almaty. February 24. Silkroadnews - In 2014, for the fourth consecutive year, China led the world in terms of the number of received applications for registration of patents, said the agency "Xinhua" referring to the state Department of Intellectual Property of China.
"In 2014 the State Department of Intellectual Property of China took 928 thousand Applications for patenting inventions, which is 12.5% ​​more than in the previous year. At the same time last year, management has issued 233 thousand patents, 163 thousand of which - Chinese inventors", - says the publication.
According to statistics, at the end of 2014, China had 663 thousand patents with a sufficiently high level of quality and market value. For every 10 thousand people in China accounts 4.9 patent.
In 2014, the absolute leader in the number of patents granted in China remained tech company Huawei, for it ought telecommunications company "Chung Hsing".