China filed nearly half of all patents worldwide in 2024, outpacing the US by more than threefold, WIPO data show.

China submitted the highest number of patent applications in 2024, leading global intellectual property activity, a new report shows. A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The US is ranked second on the list, followed by Japan, South Korea and Germany. Meanwhile, China issued over…

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