The first patent awards in the autonomous region were unveiled last week in Urumqi, where 37 out of 80 submitted patents won the prize. Local government officials said that the award aims to encourage innovation and patent commercialization. The winning patents all represented core technologies that led to considerable economic benefits after commercialization, said organizers. Last year individuals and organizations in the region filings a record-high 10,210 patents.
Source: urumqi.gov.cn