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dcog9065
But are these Chinese parents of he same quality though? Either way congrats to China
Vernon Watts
Thats filings NOT patents granted. Big difference...
lostrune2
Ironic that there's so many in China who don't follow patent rights and do knock-offs
They can file as many patents as they want, but if their people don't respect patent rights.........
gokai_wo_maneku
Yes, what Vernon Watts says, I will re-emphasize: how many patent applications you file is not what counts. Is is how many patents are actually granted.
gokai_wo_maneku
A quick check shows that only 1/3 of China's patent applications are granted, 1/2 of the US, and 2/3 of Japan. So at any rate, Japan has the highest rate of patent grants among the top three.
quercetum
China was no 1 in grants in 2016 (404,208)
What counts is how many actually granted not filed.
Matt Hartwell
I keep saying it. Why compare the U.S with China. Why compare a country of 300 million with 1.4 billion. A much more appropriate comparison is the Western World v China. At least the population numbers start to even up. Lets see those figures.
Netgrump
@ Matt Hartwell
When you look at the number of people with a certain level of education you can definitely compare China with the US. China is still a development country in every sense.
quercetum
Because they’re comparable without adding the Western World. The population of the educated in China is lower not to mention the higher quality of education in the US.
Tertiary Education Level by Country
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tertiary_education_attainment
China (percentage of population) 1.4 billion
1% Equivalent to a 6 year degree 14 million
8% - 4 year degree 114 million
Total : 128 million
USA (percentage of population) 320 million
11% - 6 year degree 35 million
36% - 4 year degree 115 million
Total : 150 million
Most Educated Countries
https://nordic.businessinsider.com/wef-global-competitiveness-report-most-educated-countries-in-the-world-2016-10/
World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Report
http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-index-2017-2018/?doing_wp_cron=1521800380.0210158824920654296875
Higher Education ad Training
http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-index-2017-2018/competitiveness-rankings/#series=GCI.B.05
Matt Hartwell
The U.S isn't higher quality at all.
How many are in STEM?