In 20 13 years, where did Shanghai rank in the country in terms of the number of invention patents granted?

Second. In 20 13, the total number of patent applications in Shanghai was 86,450, up 46% year-on-year. Among them, there were 39 157 invention patents, an increase of 54%, accounting for the highest proportion of the total number of invention, utility model and design patent applications in the city, which was more than ten percentage points higher than the national average. The number of invention patents per 10,000 population is 203, up by 18% year-on-year, ranking second among all provinces and cities in China.