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China has became the world's fourth largest filer of patent applications at the end of 2010, according to the data released by World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO) on Jan.9.
WIPO indicated under the framework of the Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT), China's international patent applications has submitted 12，339 patents in 2010 as compared to 7,900 patents in 2009, an increase of 56.2 percent.
Filing of patent applications under WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty enables companies to secure patent protection in various countries. It is a measure for knowledge-based economy and a barometer to judge the spread of innovation-based companies in each country.
There were two Chinese companies to top 10 on the list of international patent application, which were ZTE Corporation(1,863 patents) and Huawei company(1,528 patents) to rank second and fourth respectively.
WIPO pointed out that Northeast Asian regions show strong growth, which became a global leader in filing new patent application. In addition, Japan and South Korea in filing new patent application increased 7.9 percent and 20.5 respectively in 2010.
According to the data released by WIPO, the United States(44,855 patents), Japan(32,156 patents) and Germany(17,171 patents) ranked first, second and third respectively in the global patent filings.
Besides, several international commentators pointed out that China will overtake the United States as the world's leading producer of scientific knowledge in term of volume by 2020.
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