The intellectual property office of Beijing announced that the average patent ownership per 10,000 people in the city reached 40.4 last year. The number was the highest in the country and 10 times the national average. Last year Beijing's companies, universities and research institutions filed 123,300 patent applications, an increase of 33.6 percent. More than 62,000 patents were granted last year and the city owns 85,400 invention patents, ranking second nationwide.

(Source: China Daily)