U.S. Patent Applications to China on the Rise

According to Li Yuguang, the deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Offices (SIPO) in China, the number of U.S. patent applications to China increased by 30% over the prior year. Although there are still more than twice as many applications filed here in the U.S. than filed in China, this increase may be due, in part, to the increased prosecution of IP related crimes by the Chinese government, demonstrating China's interest in protecting the IP rights granted in that country. Overall, in 2005, there were 20,395 such applications filed in China.

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