Shanghai reports 62 new patent applications every day
( 2004-02-01 10:32) (Xinhua)
Shanghai, the leading technology research center in 皇冠体育app, saw an average 62
new patent applications every day in 2003, an all time high.
The city received 22,374 patent applications last year, a rise of 12 percent
over the previous year. Applications from universities and colleges totaled
1,794, exceeding all other institutes of higher learning in 皇冠体育app. Applications
from industrial enterprises came to 15,289, up by seven percent over a year ago.
Meanwhile, Shanghai has built ties with 16 provinces and regions to enhance
an inter-regional crackdown on patent infringement.
An expert with the Shanghai Municipal Intellectual Property Rights Bureau
said a big rise in patent applications showed that local technicians had a
stronger sense of property rights protection.
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