China's PCT international patent applications ranked third in the world last year
According to the latest data released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the number of PCT international patent applications in my country has jumped to the third place in the world last year. In 2013, the number of international patent applications submitted by my country through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) reached 21,516, exceeding 20,000 for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 15.6%. Relevant experts said that PCT international patent application has become a yardstick to test my country's independent innovation capability. In recent years, the continuous and rapid growth of my country's PCT international patent applications reflects the improvement of the quality of Chinese enterprises' international operation and the improvement of market-oriented competitiveness.