From 2000 to 2010, patent quality of some major countries decreased by 20% compared with that of 1990 to 2000, while that of some Asian countries like China, India and South Korea is on the opposite track, according to a report of Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies issued by The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In the past 10 years, China, which had no technology advantage then in any field, has become one of the top three innovators in the communication field. "This report show that China is becoming increasingly important in global innovation activities, and such achievements are inextricably tied with development of China's IP community", said an expert.

A trend analysis of innovation and knowledge in OECD member states economies is presented in this paper, but some non-OECD economies like China, Brazil, India and Russia are also included.

In investment on R&D activities, 26 governments of 34 OECD member states have adopted the incentive measures to encourage companies to increase their investment on R&D. At present, most of these countries' investments on R&D have returned to the pre-crisis level. The U.S. remains the most active country on R&D, while some non OECD economies are becoming increasingly important in global R&D activities, and both saw a larger growth in researcher numbers and investment on R&D. In 2009, China directed 154 billion U.S. dollars to R&D, ranking No.2 in the world.

The Paris-based OECD, founded in 1961, is an international economic organization with 34 members to collectively promote economic, social progress and world trade. 

(China IP News)