| Abstract:A statistical analysis of Chinese patent applications on tipping paper was carried out by using the combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Particularly, the number of applications, the number of the applicants, the ranking of the applicants, geographical distribution of the applicants, the types of patents, legal status, IPC classifications, technical branches and features over the years were analyzed. Also, some suggestions on the development of the tipping paper technology from the view of patent application were proposed. |
