China Filed 1 Million Patent Applications in IT Field

As informed at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) conference, as of the end September this year, 980,000 patent applications filed in IT area, up 180,000 or 22% over last year. Hua Wei Technologies and Zhongxing still pace patent filings.

Computer and automation, measuring and testing and radar navigation are among the 9 technologies in IT area with the fastest growth in patent filings. In addition, companies in mainland engaging in communication, PC, battery and household appliance are susceptible to innovation awareness and harvest many patents accordingly.

Although IT industry sees a rise of IPRs in 2009, the intrinsic weakness of inadequate self-generating technologies remains unsolved. More efforts should be made to implement IP strategy, bolster IPR-related works, advocate bold innovation, and constantly beef up company’s ability in IPR creation and application, said Lou Qinjian, vice minister of MIIT.