Guangdong: Shenzhen park No 1 nationwide

2011/04/21

International patent applications filed with the Patent Cooperation Treaty by companies in the Shenzhen high-tech industrial park topped all state-level high-tech zones nationwide in 2010.

The 11.5-square-kilometer area is home to a number of large private enterprises including telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE and Internet conglomerate Tencent, all active patent applicants.

Its small and mid-sized companies also increased their number of patents in recent years, according to a spokesman of the park.

The high-tech park generated more than 12,000 patent applications last year, one-fourth of the city's total.

Source:Shenzhen Special Zone Dail