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    • Thursday, 18 June, 2020
      Charity
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      Competition for funds means securing patents to retain an edge over rivals

    • Wednesday, 4 March, 2020
      US-backed candidate nominated to lead UN body after anti-China campaign

      Singapore’s Daren Tang beat Chinese contender for World Intellectual Property Organisation role

    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Peter Navarro
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      Chinese nationals head four UN specialised agencies, no other country leads more than one 

    • Monday, 7 October, 2019
      Special ReportHow we will live in 2050
      A patent predicament: who owns an AI-generated invention?

      Much intellectual property law recognises only humans, posing problems for future innovation

    • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
      Artificial intelligence
      Patent agencies challenged to accept AI inventor

      Legal experts submit two machine-designed products in landmark test of patent law

    • Sunday, 25 March, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
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      Rush to protect technological ideas leads to patent applications trebling in 2017

    • Monday, 29 May, 2017
      World
      Japan’s inventors lead world in number of patent filings

      East Asia and US clusters score highly but Europe and UK struggle, study shows

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2017
      World
      China poised to top global corporate patents

      Applications surge 45% to challenge lead of US and Japan in international filings

    • Monday, 31 October, 2016
      World
      Patent translator flies artificial intelligence flag for public sector

      UN agency outpaces tech groups to develop machine adept with technical language

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2016
      Technology sector
      Asia takes lead in rush to monetise innovations

      Chinese applications have risen 30-fold this century, mainly in computing and digital communications

    • Thursday, 11 June, 2015
      EU energy
      China raises its profile in intellectual property

      The majority of patent applications now come from outside Europe

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2015
      beyondbricsGlobal trade
      Enforcing trade mark rights in China is still a challenge
    • Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
      EU economy
      Europe continues to fall behind in race to innovate

      Region’s share of global patent filings falls to 5.8%, the lowest on record

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    • Tuesday, 28 May, 2013
      World
      Intellectual protection gets global overhaul

      Big reforms in the EU and the US have been accompanied by the wider uptake of patents internationally, reports Clive Cookson

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