Patent applications, R&D spending up sharply
By Hu Yuanyuan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-12 07:59
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An exhibitor shows visitors how to ride a bicycle specially designed for exercise during the China International Patent Fair 2012 at Dalian World Expo Center, Liaoning province, on Sept 16. Liu Debin / for China Daily |
The number of invention patents applied for in China increased by more than 20 percent this year, exhibiting the fastest growth rate for that activity seen anywhere in the world, Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, said on Sunday.
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