World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry addresses a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 15, 2017. Francis Gurry on Wednesday lauded China's strong performance in international patent and trademark filing. The WIPO revealed that China filed 43,168 applications under the organization's patent cooperation treaty (PCT) in 2016, up from 29,839 two years ago. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)