Culture: Patent applications
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-07-03 16:27 The number of patent
applications filed to the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) had topped
three million by late June, setting a new milestone in China's drive toward
comprehensive intellectual property (IP) protection.
SIPO Director Tian
Lipu said it took nearly 15 years for China to reach its first one million
patent applications, following the introduction of the Patent Law in the
mid-1980s. It then took about four years to reach the next one million, but it
only took two more years to reach the three million mark.
"The rapid
expansion of patent applications in China reflects the significant development
of China's IP environment, and also indicates the country's focus on innovation
and IP protection," Tian said.
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