US 'funds' more than 1,000 Chinese patents, including sensitive fields?
Aug 30, 2024
Washington [US], August 30: Since 2010, the US Department of Defense, NASA and other government agencies have funded research that has resulted in more than 1,000 patents for Chinese researchers.
Data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO
From 2010 to the first quarter of 2024, the USPTO granted 1,020 patents to China. Of these, 197 were for pharmaceuticals and
The patents were funded by various US government agencies. Four patents came from NASA funding
"It is alarming that U.S. taxpayer dollars have inadvertently funded more than 1,000 patents for Chinese entities, with the U.S. Department of Defense
USPTO, NASA, relevant US departments and organizations have not responded to the above information.
According to Reuters, the situation may be part of the landmark 1979 Science and Technology Agreement between the United States and China, a deal that many consider asymmetric. This cooperation agreement has been criticized by US lawmakers due to concerns about Beijing's growing military power and allegations of theft of US intellectual property.
Meanwhile, supporters of extending the deal argue that ending the agreement would stifle Washington's academic and commercial cooperation, and prevent the US from learning about China's technological advances.
The US State Department
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said science and technology is an "open business" and expressed hope that some officials in the US will abandon their Cold War
According to Reuters, patents granted by the USPTO account for only a small fraction of China's global patent portfolio. In recent years, China has surpassed the United States to become the world's top patent applicant.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper