Top News丨China takes lead in global growth of IP

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China's quantity and quality of patent and trademark applications both increased in the past year, with intellectual property protection getting stronger, according to a senior IP regulator. Last year, the number of valid domestic invention patents in China exceeded 4.75 million, making it the first country in the world to break the 4-million mark in this sector, Shen Changyu, commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said on Tuesday. Of the total, nearly 1.35 million involve strategic and emerging industries, up 15.7 percent year-on-year, Shen said, while delivering an annual work report to IP sub-bureaus nationwide. As IP applications grew rapidly at home, China's contribution to global IP filings was unparalleled last year, holding leading positions in the World Intellectual Property Organization's Patent Cooperation Treaty and Madrid and Hague systems for international IP registrations, he added. ▲ Photo/VCG With the number of applications continui ………………………………