Abstract:Fuel-cell vehicle is one of Green-car promoting in China. The patent applications increase every year around the world since 1996, and there are 4 major applicants who come from Japan, USA, Germany and China. Foreign applicants apply for patents on fuel-cell vehicle and have been laying out their patent map on core patent in order to win the Chinese market. There are some advantages on the total patent and growth for Chinese applicants, but there are some brothering problems, such as big proportion on utility model and shortage of core patent. So some measures should be taken, such as new industry policy, collaborative innovation, promoting competitive force and business operation.