中國專利年申請量連續五年居全球之首

For five years in a row, China has topped the world in patent applications, and it has been emerging as a dynamic engine of global innovation, reports Xinhua.

據新華社報道，中國連續五年位居世界專利申請之首，並已成爲全球創新的動態引擎。

A report by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows China registered 1.1 million patents in 2015, the first country to file more than a million patent applications in a year.

聯合國世界知識產權組織的一份報告顯示，中國在2015年註冊了110萬項專利，是首個在一年內提交超過一百萬項專利申請的國家。

This totaled almost as many applications as the top three runners-up combined, referring to the United States (578,000 applications), Japan (325,000) and South Korea (214,000).

這一數字幾乎與其後三個國家的申請總數持平，分別爲美國（578000項申請），日本（325000項）和韓國（214000項）。

China saw the highest annual growth rate of 18.7 per cent.

同樣，中國的年增長率也是最高的，爲18.7％。

By sector, applications filed by Chinese innovators mostly related to high-tech fields, including electrical engineering, computer technology, semiconductors and measuring instruments.

按領域來說，中國創新者提出的申請主要涉及高科技領域，包括電氣工程、計算機技術、半導體和測量儀器。

Over the past five years, China witnessed a boom in intellectual property development, with the number of patent applications exceeding four million. About 30 percent have been approved. The number has grown 1.5 times compared with "the 11th Five-Year Plan" period.

在過去五年中，中國知識產權發展迅猛，專利申請數量突破400項，其中約30％已獲批准。這一數字與“十一五”期間相比增長了1.5倍。