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China Leads Global Patent Filings, Surpassing US and Japan by Wide Margin

Data from WIPO reveals China accounted for over half of worldwide patent applications in 2021, highlighting its dominant role in global innovation trends.

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China’s rapid growth in patent applications has positioned it as the largest contributor to global filings, overtaking the United States in 2010 and reaching more than 1.4 million applications in 2021. Meanwhile, the US has experienced stagnant patent growth and Japan has seen a steady decline since 2000. These figure…
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China Leads Global Patent Filings, Surpassing US and Japan by Wide Margin China’s rapid growth in patent applications has positioned it as the largest contributor to global filings, overtaking the United States in 2010 and reaching more than 1.4 million applications in 2021. Meanwhile, the US... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/china-leads-global-patent-filings-surpassing-us-and-japan-by-wide-margin

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