Heilongjiang: Patent Apps Surge for Local Schools

 

Universities in the province applied for 4,246 patents in 2013, with the annual increase of 46 percent. They now hold 4,758 valid invention patents, accounting for more than half of the total number of invention patents in the province. The provincial government has been encouraging innovation at local universities and research institutions. Last year it invested 2.5 million yuan to help a number of universities establish their IP management systems.

(Source: China Daily)

2014-03-19