Island sees filings, awareness rise

The tropical island province saw a significant rise in patent filings and newly granted patents in the first five months of this year. In the period, 1,346 patents were authorized, a year-onyear increase of 90.65 percent. The year-onyear rise of design patent authorizations reached 122.14 percent. The local intellectual property authorities said Hainan has organized many publicity activities related to patent application, authorization, protection and financing services to promote the values of respecting IP, and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.