Smartphone maker Xiaomi and search engine Baidu headquartered in Zhongguancun made the high-tech area's list of IP giants last year by filing more than 1,000 patent applications. Other companies on the list were Lenovo, BOE, Foton and Qihoo, according to the park's administrative committee. By November, companies in the Zhongguancun area had filed more than 36,000 patent applications, up 14 percent. Of them, over 20,000 were authorized, an increase of 6.2 percent.

(Source: China Daily)