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China owns more than 11,000 German-developed patents, IW study shows – China has taken ownership of more than 11,300 patents developed in Germany over the past ​two decades, according to a study by the ‌German Economic Institute (IW) commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation.

Nearly one in three inventions developed in Germany is owned by a ​foreign entity. Of those, almost a third are ​held by U.S. owners and about 11% by ⁠Swiss owners, the study showed on Tuesday.