China leads chemical patent production

摘要

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) reports that Chinas patent office is now the worlds leading producer of patent invention applications in chemistry. China trailed Japans patent office, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for more than a decade. In 2009, China recorded an entire year as the number one producer of chemical patents, and CAS projects that trend to continue.