A WIPO press release stated the following statistics:
Again China is part of the top 10 countries that had the most PCT (Patent Convention Treaty) international applications.
- 2003 1,295
- 2004 1,706
- 2005 2,503
- 2006 3,952
- 2007 5,456
In 2007 China’s PCT International applications were 3.5 percent of all PCT international applications; between 2006 and 2007 the amount of PCT international applications grew by 38.1 percent.
Huawei ranks number 4 PCT applicants
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ranked number 4 in the top 50 of PCT applicants. Like a shooting star this Chinese telecommunication device producer rised 9 places. Huawei’s PCT applications published in 2007 were 1365, this is 790 applications more than in 2006.
Head tip to the prolific Mr Jeremy Phillips of IP Kat.
Huawei’s probably just playing the same game we did over at Foxconn: large numbers of applications done to order to show potential investors what an innovative company they are. Hell, half of their patenting team is head-hunted from Foxconn – their campuses in Longhua, Shenzhen are right next to each other. People really need to get this through their heads – quantity is not the same as quality. Look at how much money they make from licensing and the ratio of patents to utility models and you’ll get a much more realistic view of how much innovation is going on in a company.