主题：【原创】印度崛起：神话与现实 -- 晨枫

Data from the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) show that nearly 8,000 applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) came from China in 2009, an increase of 29.7 percent over 2008.

China replaced France as the fifth-largest source of applicants after the US, Japan, Germany and South Korea.

But a big gap remains with the top three powerhouses in international patent applications. The US registered 45,790 last year, followed by Japan with nearly 30,000 and Germany with more than 16,700. China's companies, institutions and individuals filed 7,946 PCT applications last year.