Nan'an was recently approved as a national intellectual property pilot city by the State Intellectual Property Office. By June, nearly 11,000 patents had been granted to companies and organizations in the city, including 235 invention patents. The local government said it has invested more than 30 million yuan ($4.9 million) in implementing the IP strategies. Forty local enterprises have been granted titles as national or provincial IP demonstration companies.

(Source: China Daily)