The Chinese Patent System in a Free Market (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

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The Chinese Patent System in a Free Market (2 of 2)

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Regional relative scientific and technological advantage by patent grant year. The regions are 22 Chinese provinces, five autonomous regions [Tibet (Xizang), Guangxi, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia], and four municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing and Shanghai). The two special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau) are not considered part of domestic China because of differences in their historical and technological developments, patent filing, and reporting systems. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Aug. 6, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Kenneth Huang of Singapore Management University, is titled, "China's Innovation Landscape."

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