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Rubber Duck
10th August 2007, 05:17 AM
China has seen a sharp increase in requests for patents, according to the UN's intellectual property agency.

The number of requests for patents in China grew by 33% in 2005 compared to the previous year.

That gives it the world's third highest number behind Japan and the United States, the agency said....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6939767.stm

The concept of Intellectual Property is clearly catching on big time!