Spotlight: China files second highest number of intellectual patent applications in 2017

Francis Gurry (C), director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), attends a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 21, 2018. China moved into second position as an international patent application source filed via the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2017, while two Chinese companies were the top filers, WIPO said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)