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On April 7, the official website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the international patent applications in 2019. For the first time, China surpassed the United States as the largest source of international patent applications (PCT) filed through WIPO. Among the top 50 educational institutions in the world, Jiangnan University ranks 13th.
No. 13 Jiangnan University, the world's top 50 educational institution
Tsinghua University ranks second with 265 applicants in the global ranking of PCT education institutions, second only to the University of California system (470). Jiangnan University ranked 13th in the world in terms of application volume of 118 in 2019, with an increase of 44 applications compared with 2018.
It is noteworthy that there are 14 Chinese universities in the top 50 educational institutions in the world. Last year, there were 10 universities in China. The Chinese Universities on the list are Tsinghua University, Shenzhen University, South China University of technology, Dalian University of technology, Jiangnan University, China University of mining, Southeast University, Peking University, Shandong University, Zhejiang University, Northeast University, Shandong University of science and technology, Jiangsu University and Guangdong University of technology.
Ranking of educational institutions of PCT applicants (top 50)
China's application volume: the world's first Huawei wins the title in three years
In 2019, China submitted 58990 applications through the PCT system, becoming the largest user of the PCT system and ending the dominance of the United States. Previously, since PCT was put into operation in 1978, the United States has ranked first every year. In 2019, the top five users of PCT are: China, the United States, Japan, Germany and South Korea.
Ranking of countries where PCT application originated (top 10)
In 2019, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese telecom enterprise, announced 4411 PCT applications, becoming the first enterprise applicant for the third consecutive year. It is followed by Mitsubishi Electric Co., Ltd. (2661 pieces), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (2334 pieces), Qualcomm incorporated (2127 pieces) and Guangdong opper Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (1927 pieces). The top ten applicants include four Chinese enterprises, namely Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. (No. 1), Guangdong opper Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (No. 5), BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (1864, No. 6) and Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (1691, No. 8). PCT applicant ranking (top 10)
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