World Intellectual Property Report 20 15 Who is the new engine of world economic growth?

Elephant Intellectual Property will answer your question:

For the country, China has undoubtedly become the new engine of intellectual property growth in the world. In 20 15 years, the number of invention patent applications accepted in China reached1102,000, up by 18.7% year-on-year, ranking first in the world for five consecutive years.

For technology, the new growth engine mainly includes the following types;

Robot: Japanese patent ranks first in the world.

Why are humans so obsessed with robots? "Fundamentally speaking, robots are about people themselves. This is a subject that imitates our lives and explores how we work. " Rod Krupp, an American robot expert, quoted in the report may be right.

3D printing: two developers occupy the top spot in patent application.

Woody lipson, director of the Creative Machine Laboratory at Cornell University in the United States, believes that the next generation of 3D printing technology will print completely new things: "In the end, we will directly print complete objects-circuits, cars and batteries. At that time, all predictions will be overturned. " This bright prospect can't help innovators move forward wave after wave.

Nanotechnology: More Dependence on the Protection of Trade Secrets

1 nanometer is equivalent to one billionth of 1 meter, or as big as 3 to 20 atoms. Nanoparticles are not new, but in recent decades, scientists have been able to really observe and manipulate nano-scale phenomena.