WIPO 2016 intl. applications statistics
Record Year for International Patent Applications in 2016. Strong Demand Also for Trademark and Industrial Design Protection. China’s ZTE Corporation overtook its crosstown rival Huawei Technologies as the biggest filer of international patent applications via WIPO in 2016 and U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc. claimed third position amid another year of strong demand for WIPO’s intellectual [...]