China overtakes US as most prolific patent filer: WIPO

07-04-2020

Sarah Morgan

China overtakes US as most prolific patent filer: WIPO

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China has surpassed the US as the top source of international patent applications filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the first time in over 40 years, according to newly-released statistics from the UN body. 


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