Chengdu leads region in filings

2013/05/08

For eight consecutive years Chengdu has lead other central and western China cities in the number of patents applied for and granted. According to a recent government document released by the city's intellectual property authority, residents of the city applied for 48,901 patents last year, including 10,886 for invention patents, increasing 46 percent year-on-year. More than 32,000 patents were granted in that same year. Nearly 60 percent of the total patent applications were filed by companies.

(Source: China Daily)