China has become the fifth-largest patent application country in the world
China has overtaken Germany in the global ranking of patent applications to become the fifth- largest source of filings, underscoring an increasing prominence of Asian industrial powers in intellectual property.
In its first comprehensive report on patent activity, published today, the World Intellectual Property Organisation found China had a sevenfold increase in patent filings in 10 years.
Wipo, a UN agency, ranked Japan top of the patent league, followed by the US, the European Patent Office and South Korea. With China these patent offices accounted for three-quarters of all patents filed in 2004, the latest year for which comprehensive figures are available. Germany, a traditional source of patent applications, ranked sixth.
The report shows patent filings have increased in line with economic growth over the past 20 years, almost doubling to 1.6m globally in 2004. More than 5.4m patents were in force that year.
Filings in north-east Asia in particular have boomed as first South Korea and then China have become major industrial economies. Although Taiwan does not feature in the report because it is not eligible to join Wipo, officials said it would rank about tenth.
In China half the patent filings in 2004 were by foreign companies. Most in Japan and South Korea are still by local inventors.
The Wipo report comes as China prepares to face questioning in the World Trade Organisation this month on its compliance with intellectual property rules, including the internet sale of counterfeit goods.
The US and European Union have complained that Beijing is not doing enough to crack down on intellectual property theft.
The US Chamber of Commerce estimated that China accounts for 60-65 per cent of the billions of dollars US companies lose from intellectual property theft.
一、參考譯文：
在全球?qū)＠暾?qǐng)量排行榜中，中國(guó)已取代德國(guó)，成為第五大申請(qǐng)國(guó)，這突顯出在知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)領(lǐng)域，亞洲工業(yè)強(qiáng)國(guó)的地位日益突出。
世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織(World Intellectual Property Organisation)在今日公布的首份專利活動(dòng)綜合報(bào)告中發(fā)現(xiàn)，中國(guó)在10年內(nèi)的專利申請(qǐng)量已增長(zhǎng)7倍。
作為聯(lián)合國(guó)(UN)一個(gè)下屬機(jī)構(gòu)，世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織將日本排在專利申請(qǐng)排行榜的首位，隨后是美國(guó)、歐洲專利局(European Patent Office)和韓國(guó)。加上中國(guó)，這些專利部門(mén)的專利申請(qǐng)量占2004年申請(qǐng)總量的四分之三，2004年是掌握全面數(shù)據(jù)的最近一年。作為傳統(tǒng)專利申請(qǐng)大國(guó)的德國(guó)名列第六。
上述報(bào)告顯示，在過(guò)去20年內(nèi)，專利申請(qǐng)量隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)而上升，2004年，全球申請(qǐng)量幾乎增長(zhǎng)一倍，達(dá)到160萬(wàn)件。逾540萬(wàn)個(gè)專利在當(dāng)年有效。
在東北亞地區(qū)，隨著韓國(guó)和中國(guó)先后成為主要工業(yè)經(jīng)濟(jì)體，該地區(qū)的申請(qǐng)量增長(zhǎng)尤其迅猛。臺(tái)灣由于不具備加入世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織的資格而未被該報(bào)告納入，但官員們表示，它會(huì)排在第十位。
2004年，中國(guó)專利申請(qǐng)中的一半，由外企提出。而在日本和韓國(guó)，多數(shù)申請(qǐng)仍由本土發(fā)明者提出。
世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織這份報(bào)告出臺(tái)之際，中國(guó)正準(zhǔn)備于本月在世界貿(mào)易組織(WTO)接受就其遵守知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)保護(hù)條例情況進(jìn)行的質(zhì)詢，包括網(wǎng)上出售假冒商品等事宜。
美國(guó)和歐盟(EU)抱怨稱，中國(guó)政府在打擊盜用知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)行為方面做得不夠。
美國(guó)商會(huì)(US Chambers of Commerce)估計(jì)，在美國(guó)企業(yè)由于知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)被盜用而遭受的巨額損失中，涉及中國(guó)的比例占60%至65%.
二、重點(diǎn)詞匯：
patent n.專利權(quán)，執(zhí)照，專利品
adj.特許的，專利的，顯著的，明白的，新奇的
vt.取得……的專利權(quán)，請(qǐng)準(zhǔn)專利
underscore vt.劃線于……下，強(qiáng)調(diào)
n.底線
prominencen.突出，顯著，突出物
intellectual adj.智力的，有智力的，顯示智力的
n.知識(shí)分子
comprehensive adj.全面的，廣泛的，能充分理解的，包容的
traditional adj.傳統(tǒng)的，慣例的，口傳的，傳說(shuō)的
featuren.面貌的一部分(眼，口，鼻等)特征，容貌，特色，特寫(xiě)
vt.是……的特色，特寫(xiě)，放映
vi.起重要作用
counterfeitn.贗品，偽造品
adj.偽造的，假冒的
vt.偽造，假冒
China has overtaken Germany in the global ranking of patent applications to become the fifth- largest source of filings, underscoring an increasing prominence of Asian industrial powers in intellectual property.
In its first comprehensive report on patent activity, published today, the World Intellectual Property Organisation found China had a sevenfold increase in patent filings in 10 years.
Wipo, a UN agency, ranked Japan top of the patent league, followed by the US, the European Patent Office and South Korea. With China these patent offices accounted for three-quarters of all patents filed in 2004, the latest year for which comprehensive figures are available. Germany, a traditional source of patent applications, ranked sixth.
The report shows patent filings have increased in line with economic growth over the past 20 years, almost doubling to 1.6m globally in 2004. More than 5.4m patents were in force that year.
Filings in north-east Asia in particular have boomed as first South Korea and then China have become major industrial economies. Although Taiwan does not feature in the report because it is not eligible to join Wipo, officials said it would rank about tenth.
In China half the patent filings in 2004 were by foreign companies. Most in Japan and South Korea are still by local inventors.
The Wipo report comes as China prepares to face questioning in the World Trade Organisation this month on its compliance with intellectual property rules, including the internet sale of counterfeit goods.
The US and European Union have complained that Beijing is not doing enough to crack down on intellectual property theft.
The US Chamber of Commerce estimated that China accounts for 60-65 per cent of the billions of dollars US companies lose from intellectual property theft.
一、參考譯文：
在全球?qū)＠暾?qǐng)量排行榜中，中國(guó)已取代德國(guó)，成為第五大申請(qǐng)國(guó)，這突顯出在知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)領(lǐng)域，亞洲工業(yè)強(qiáng)國(guó)的地位日益突出。
世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織(World Intellectual Property Organisation)在今日公布的首份專利活動(dòng)綜合報(bào)告中發(fā)現(xiàn)，中國(guó)在10年內(nèi)的專利申請(qǐng)量已增長(zhǎng)7倍。
作為聯(lián)合國(guó)(UN)一個(gè)下屬機(jī)構(gòu)，世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織將日本排在專利申請(qǐng)排行榜的首位，隨后是美國(guó)、歐洲專利局(European Patent Office)和韓國(guó)。加上中國(guó)，這些專利部門(mén)的專利申請(qǐng)量占2004年申請(qǐng)總量的四分之三，2004年是掌握全面數(shù)據(jù)的最近一年。作為傳統(tǒng)專利申請(qǐng)大國(guó)的德國(guó)名列第六。
上述報(bào)告顯示，在過(guò)去20年內(nèi)，專利申請(qǐng)量隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)而上升，2004年，全球申請(qǐng)量幾乎增長(zhǎng)一倍，達(dá)到160萬(wàn)件。逾540萬(wàn)個(gè)專利在當(dāng)年有效。
在東北亞地區(qū)，隨著韓國(guó)和中國(guó)先后成為主要工業(yè)經(jīng)濟(jì)體，該地區(qū)的申請(qǐng)量增長(zhǎng)尤其迅猛。臺(tái)灣由于不具備加入世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織的資格而未被該報(bào)告納入，但官員們表示，它會(huì)排在第十位。
2004年，中國(guó)專利申請(qǐng)中的一半，由外企提出。而在日本和韓國(guó)，多數(shù)申請(qǐng)仍由本土發(fā)明者提出。
世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織這份報(bào)告出臺(tái)之際，中國(guó)正準(zhǔn)備于本月在世界貿(mào)易組織(WTO)接受就其遵守知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)保護(hù)條例情況進(jìn)行的質(zhì)詢，包括網(wǎng)上出售假冒商品等事宜。
美國(guó)和歐盟(EU)抱怨稱，中國(guó)政府在打擊盜用知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)行為方面做得不夠。
美國(guó)商會(huì)(US Chambers of Commerce)估計(jì)，在美國(guó)企業(yè)由于知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)被盜用而遭受的巨額損失中，涉及中國(guó)的比例占60%至65%.
二、重點(diǎn)詞匯：
patent n.專利權(quán)，執(zhí)照，專利品
adj.特許的，專利的，顯著的，明白的，新奇的
vt.取得……的專利權(quán)，請(qǐng)準(zhǔn)專利
underscore vt.劃線于……下，強(qiáng)調(diào)
n.底線
prominencen.突出，顯著，突出物
intellectual adj.智力的，有智力的，顯示智力的
n.知識(shí)分子
comprehensive adj.全面的，廣泛的，能充分理解的，包容的
traditional adj.傳統(tǒng)的，慣例的，口傳的，傳說(shuō)的
featuren.面貌的一部分(眼，口，鼻等)特征，容貌，特色，特寫(xiě)
vt.是……的特色，特寫(xiě)，放映
vi.起重要作用
counterfeitn.贗品，偽造品
adj.偽造的，假冒的
vt.偽造，假冒