According to latest statistics the State Intellectual Property Office released, in the first half of this year, Xi'an filed 9,036 patent applications, up 19% than that of last year. Among the patent applications, there were 4,455 inventions,  3,960 utility models and 621 designs. Meanwhile, 9,869 patents were granted, 1,842 of which were inventions, up 6% than that of last year. As of the end of June, Xi'an had housed cumulatively 11,123 valid invention patents, up 35% than that of last year.
2013-10-09