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China Filed Most Patents in 2015
WIPO recent issued a report indicating China continued to set the pace for patent applications last year, filing a record of over 1 million that nearly all focused on its giant home market. China accounted for about 1,100,000 patent applications last year. The USA and Japan each had about 500,000.
According to WIPO, the increase demonstrates the strong growth of intellectual property protection in China. China’s figures are especially high in comparison to the rest of the world, where patent application growth has been relatively slower.
Most of the Chinese applications were filed domestically, about 2/3 of the global total. In contrast USA companies and individuals filed the most patent applications outside their own country. WIPO said Chinese patents focused on computer technology, electrical machinery and digital communications sectors.
Edward Lehman, Managing Director of Lehman, Lee & Xu China and Mongolia selected by Acquisition International Magazine for their 2016 Legal Awards winners’ supplement as Best in Corporate & Commercial Law in China and also as Recognized Leader in Foreign Law in China.
Acquisition International is a digital magazine dedicated to corporate finance for CEOs and other high-level decision makers.
Since 2010, their annual awards have been highlighting the amazing work done by those firms and individuals whose ceaseless dedication to innovation, customer care and the continued growth and improvement of their business has seen them forge ahead of their competitors and raise the bar for performance and results in their industry.
These legal awards in particular are given to commend outstanding people as key figures who have, through the quality services they provide and their commitment to moving the sector forward, established themselves as thought leaders and assumed their position at the head of the legal pack.
Mr. Lehman's strong record of professionalism, promotion of international standards in the legal profession played an important role in its selection. The firm is dedicated to professional services at a high level of legal and professional ethics and compliance.
We would like to thank Acquisition International Magazine and clients, peers and fellow professionals also the clients, peers and fellow professionals who voted him for recognizing Mr. Lehman’s work and dedication.
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