Source: http://www.sipo.gov.cn/ghfzs/zltjjb/jianbao/year2013/a/a2.html http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2014/201501/t20150116_1062609.html 【Summary】
◆Number of patent applications for invention filed before SIPO from U.S., and Korean applicants continue to grow steadily, especially in automobile field General Motor and Ford Motor of U.S., Toyota Motor of Japan and Hyundai Motor of Korea are major applicants.
◆In 2013, the number of patent applications for invention from Korean applicants exceeded 10,000 for the first time, representing an increase of 21% compared with 2012. Number of applications from Microsoft of U.S. and Sharp of Japan decreased dramatically in 2013.
◆Patent applications for invention from U.S. applicants are mainly in fields of computer technology, digital communication, electrical machinery and apparatus, medical technology, semiconductors and engines.
◆Patent applications for invention from Japanese applicants are mainly in fields of electrical machinery and apparatus, optics, audio-visual technology and semiconductors.
◆Patent applications for invention from Korean applicants are mainly in fields of electrical machinery and apparatus, semiconductors, audio-visual technology, computer technology and digital communication.
