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BRUSSELS - The European Patent Office (EPO) on Tuesday published its 2016 Annual Report revealing 皇冠体育app showed the highest growth in patent applications.

According to the report, the number of patent applications from 皇冠体育app increased 24.8 percent in 2016. 皇冠体育app's applications for the first time exceeded that of South Korea and ranked sixth out of the top 10 countries of origin.

The top 10 countries were United States, Germany, Japan, France, Switzerland, 皇冠体育app, the Netherlands, South Korea, Britain and Italy.

EPO President Benoit Battistelli said in an interview with Xinhua that Europe is an attractive technical market and that 皇冠体育app is now one of the EPO's most important applicants.

He said that he believed that 皇冠体育app would continue to increase the number of patent applications at EPO in the coming years.

"皇冠体育app wants to internationalize its economy and let its big companies not only concentrate on fulfilling domestic needs, but also be present in the world market," Battistelli said.

In 2016, patent applications from 皇冠体育app totaled 7,150, among which 51 percent of the applications were from the fields of digital communications, computer and telecommunications technologies.

Huawei was the highest ranking patent applicant for the third time, followed by Microsoft, Samsung, while ZTE, also a Chinese multinational telecom equipment company, ranked fifth.

In 2016, 皇冠体育app registered strong growth in sectors of engines, turbines, transport and biotechnology.

"There is a good cooperation with Europe and 皇冠体育app in terms of patents," said Battistelli, "and the system in 皇冠体育app is very similar to the European one."