China again tops UN agencys ranking of top patent filers China again tops UN agencys ranking of top patent filers Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci) December 3, 2018 at 6:38 PM CST - Updated December 3 at 6:38 PM GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. agency says China has issued the most international patent applications for an eighth straight year, showing the countrys heft in intellectual property amid U.S. President Donald Trumps accusation that the growing Asia power steals it. The World Intellectual Property Organization said Monday that innovators around the world filed a record 3.17 million patents last year, an annual increase of nearly 6 percent. Chinas IP office took in a record 1.38 million patent applications in 2017. The United States, which led the rankings through 2011, was second with nearly 607,000. Japan was third at some 318,000. South Korea and the European Patent Office rounded out the top five. Overall, Asia received nearly two-thirds of all patent filings worldwide, up from just under half of filings a decade earlier. Sponsored Stories

China again tops UN agencys ranking of top patent filers China again tops UN agencys ranking of top patent filers Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci) December 3, 2018 at 6:38 PM CST - Updated December 3 at 6:38 PM GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. agency says China has issued the most international patent applications for an eighth straight year, showing the countrys heft in intellectual property amid U.S. President Donald Trumps accusation that the growing Asia power steals it. The World Intellectual Property Organization said Monday that innovators around the world filed a record 3.17 million patents last year, an annual increase of nearly 6 percent. Chinas IP office took in a record 1.38 million patent applications in 2017. The United States, which led the rankings through 2011, was second with nearly 607,000. Japan was third at some 318,000. South Korea and the European Patent Office rounded out the top five. Overall, Asia received nearly two-thirds of all patent filings worldwide, up from just under half of filings a decade earlier. Sponsored Stories 1205/5000

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中國再次成為聯合國機構排名最高的專利申請者中國再次位居聯合國機構排名第一的頂級專利申請人財政部長Steve Mnuchin在2018年12月3日星期一在華盛頓舉行的白宮與記者談論與中國的貿易談判。 （美聯社照片/ Evan Vucci）（Evan Vucci）2018年12月3日下午6:38 CST - 12月3日下午6:38更新日內瓦（美聯社） - 一個聯合國機構稱中國已發布最多的國際專利申請在美國總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trumps）指責不斷增長的亞洲大國竊取知識產權的同時，顯示該國在知識產權方面的重要性。世界知識產權組織週一表示，去年全球創新者創造了創紀錄的317萬項專利，每年增長近6％。 2017年，中國知識產權局獲得了創紀錄的138萬件專利申請。截至2011年，美國排名第二，接近607,000件。日本排名第三，約為318,000。韓國和歐洲專利局進入前五名。總體而言，亞洲收到全球近三分之二的專利申請，而十年前的申請量只有不到一半。贊助故事