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China giving a tough fight to U.S. and Japan in Patent Application, WIPO Survey Claims

Girish Shetti   |

Mar 15, 2017 10:51 AM EDT

China's patent applications in 2016 zoomed by whooping 45 percent, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), putting the Asian giant well on the course to surpass Japan and U.S. to emerge as largest user of the international patent system.