Chinese company paces PCT filings

Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies was the largest filer of PCT applications in 2008, according to statistics published by WIPO on January 27. The Shenzhen-based company filed 1,737 PCT applications during the year, followed by Panasonic (JP)'s 1,729 and Dutch company Philips' 1,551. Chinese company topped the PCT filing list for first time in history.

Huawei had been a promising comer during the past few years, filing 575 in 2006 (13th) and 1,365 in 2007 (4th). Another Chinese telecom company, ZTE charged into the top 50 for the first time with 329 filings at 38th

(Source: SIPO)

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