Source: China Daily

The Liuzhou high-tech zone has been recognized as one of the latest group of eight national pilot zones for intellectual property, the first zone in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to win the title. The area is home to 279 national-level high-tech companies and three national-level IP demonstration companies. Local companies applied for 1,565 patents in 2016, increasing from 684 in 2012.