Category Archives: China

Top 100 Universities with US Patents Granted in 2015

The National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association have published a list of the top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2015. Topping the list are the University of California, MIT, Stanford, University of Texas … Continue reading

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Chinese Patent Number System

According to a note on the EPO’s Asian Patent Helpdesk, the Chinese patent office has adopted a new numbering scheme for published applications and issued patents. Prior to April 2010, applications and patents were published with different numbers. The new … Continue reading

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Patented in China: New Report from Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters has published a new report called “Patented in China: the Present and Future State of Innovation in China.” Patent filings from China have been growing faster than any other region in the last few years and if the … Continue reading

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