Several top-tier public universities in China are stepping up efforts to patent blockchain applications developed on campus.
New data published on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23 by China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) highlights the efforts by institutions such as Zhejiang University, Shenzhen University and Chinese Academy of Sciences to obtain patents related to the tech. The efforts are a tangible sign of the growing interest - and investment of resources - from China's government-funded academic institutions in the area of blockchain research and development.
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