Source: China Daily

Nanjing ranked first among cities in East China's Jiangsu province in terms of competitiveness in intellectual property last year. The rankings were compiled by a local intellectual property association. Suzhou and Wuxi came second and third on the list of 13 cities in the province. Of them, Nanjing, the provincial capital, outperformed in terms of patent creation and use, Wuxi did the best job in IP protection and Suzhou achieved the highest score in the patent-friendly environment.