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Germany and South Korea ranked most innovative economies; Tiny Singapore and Finland lead the U.S.
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
China now consumes more than 60% of world’s semi-conductor output; U.S. portion of sales is shrinking
Some experts believe the US and China heading on a collision course, defined by mutually exclusive types of technology and IP and self-reliance. Misuse has
Qualcomm is the only U.S. company among top ten PCT Patent filers; 200-fold increase for China since 1999
According to the latest World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) data, there is only one U.S. company among the top ten PCT or Patent Cooperation Treaty
China is source of 43% of world’s patent applications; 60% of trademark apps
China may not yet be on an equal footing with the leading industrialized nations in terms invention quality and brand recognition, but according to a
Can the U.S. compete with China without a focused innovation policy?
More nations today have an innovation policy than do not – that is except for the U.S. The U.S. not only has no centralized innovation
China’s growth in European patent apps was three times the U.S. in 2017
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
44% of top U.S. patentees for 2017 are U.S. companies; 50% are Asian
Many companies received more U.S. patents in 2017; IBM, the perennial leader, was number one for the 25th year. However, there were some notable declines
China is poised to overtake the U.S. as the leading patent system
A few years ago a company whose patents were violated in China had little or no chance of defending its rights. Determined to move beyond
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