China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world in 2020 for the second consecutive year, according to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which oversees a system for countries to share recognition of patents, said China filed 68,720 applications last year while the United States filed 59,230.
The rate of increase was higher for China with a 16.1% year-on-year increase versus 3% for the United States, it added. China first knocked the United States from the top spot in 2019.
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