East Asia closes in on Europe in patent rankings

East Asia is rapidly overtaking western Europe in international patent registrations in a further sign of the regional tilt in economic dynamism, especially in telecommunications and information technology.

WIPO: Press Release, 21 February 2008: Unprecedented Number of International Patent Filings in 2007 http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0006.html

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