BEIJING, Jun.12 (China Daily) -- The State Intellectual Property Office's patent search and consulting center set up a new branch in Shenzhen last week, the third of its kind in Guangdong province and the seventh nationwide. The new center will mainly serve companies in the Pearl River Delta area and provide one-stop, high-end patent information services based on the city's innovation-driven development strategy. Established in 1993, the center is one of China's most authoritative institutes in patent search and analysis.