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China Holds 70% of All Gen A.I. Patents Issued but Quantity does not Tell the Real Success Story

May 20, 2025 Bruce Berman

With almost three-quarters of all granted generative AI patents held by Chinese companies, you would think its businesses are leading in areas like technology, investment,

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China Now Files 3X as Many Patent Applications Worldwide as the U.S. – More than the U.S., Japan, S. Korea, Germany, France, India and the UK Combined

January 30, 2024 Bruce Berman

Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared.  The question today is not so

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China is Granted More than Twice the Global Patents as the U.S.; Leads in 29 of 36 Fields

October 31, 2023 Bruce Berman

China is the undisputed leader in global patent grants according to data provided by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization, with 607,758 issued in 2021,

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In 2022 the IP CloseUp Blog Surpassed 250,000 Visits; 360,000 Page Views

December 29, 2022 Bruce Berman

2022 was a breakthrough year for IP CloseUp, a leading independent blog that follows intellectual property developments, trends and people. The no-fee publication has generated

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Germany and South Korea ranked most innovative economies; Tiny Singapore and Finland lead the U.S.

June 2, 2020 Bruce Berman

Which are the world’s most innovative economies? How are they most accurately measured? According to Bloomberg’s annual Innovation Index, Germany broke South Korea’s six-year most

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‘Fakes’ cost the EU more than 60 billion EUR annually; smaller nations suffer most

October 2, 2019 Bruce Berman

Counterfeit goods cost the UK, Italy and Germany the most lost revenue in the EU. However, Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania are the hardest hit nations

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China’s growth in European patent apps was three times the U.S. in 2017

March 13, 2018 Bruce Berman

The European Patent Office (EPO) 2017 annual report, recently published, revealed several surprising patent filing trends, including the rapid growth of China . The People’s

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Licensing deal with IP rights group ends YouTube blackout in Germany – “no more red faces”

November 14, 2016 Bruce Berman

Tens of thousands of recording artists and musicians in Germany will be receiving payment for their content under the terms of agreement struck last week

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