A Brief Discussion on Utility Model Patents in the Field of Chemistry
The number of patent applications in China ranks first around the world for some consecutive years. In 2019, the total number of patent applications for invention, utility model and design reached nearly 4.4 million in China. Among them, the number of applications for utility model reached nearly 2.3 million, which takes up over 80% of the total volume in the world. This kind of patent shows certain "Chinese characteristics".
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