SZ makes breakthrough in IPR protection

SHENZHEN ranked first among 156 sub-provincial and prefecture-level cities in China in the performance appraisal of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in 2019, according to the results published by the National Intellectual Property Administration. The city occupied the first place in terms of patent applications, patent authorization, growth rate of patent authorization, maintenance rate of…

SZ boasts 308 listed firms

THE number of A-share listed companies in Shenzhen had reached 308 as of June 10, once again surpassing Shanghai, which recorded a total of 307 publicly traded companies, Shenzhen Economic Daily yesterday. Since the beginning of this year, there have been 11 Shenzhen companies and only five Shanghai companies listed in the A-share market —…