BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese enterprises saw patents approved by the United States increase 12 percent year on year in 2018, according to report by U.S. IFI Claims Patent Services.
In contrast, the total patents obtained in the U.S. by other countries and regions dropped compared with 2017.
The increase could be attributed to importance attached to R&D by Chinese firms, a senior analyst with IFI Claims told Xinhua, adding that patent holding could also help avoid patent disputes for Chinese companies.
Chinese companies such as Huawei, and BOE Technology Group rank among the top enterprises in patent application ranking presented in the IFI Claims report. (Edited by Niu Huizhe, niuhuizhe@xinhua.org)
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