Chinastillneedstoredoubleitseffortstodevelopacmetechnologiessuchasoptics,urbinesandmedicalequipment,saidanofficialfromtheStateIntellectualPropertyOffice(SIPO)duringarecentpressconference.
"Wearestillatadisadvantageincoretechnologies,"saidBiNan,director-generalofthePlanningandDevelopmentDepartmentoftheSIPO.
Duringthefirsthalfofthisyear,theSIPOreceived23,000patentapplicationsbasedonthePatentCooperationTreaty,with21,ingfromdomesticindustries,signalingariseof7.6percentyearonyear.
Amongthe35sectorsclassifiedbytheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization,patentsgrantedtodomesticinventionsoutnumberedthosetoforeignapplicationsin32categories.
Atthesametime,Bipointedout,petentastheirforeigncounterpartsinviewofreceiparisonwasespeciallyobviousin28ofthe35sectors,puterscienceamongothers.
"Therefore,weshouldendeavortoimprovethequalityofpatents,keepmappingoutcriticalinventionsinkeyareasandcontinuetoreinforcetheprotectionandutilityofpatentsinimportantsectors,"shesaid.