Nod gives city total of 29 patent agencies

The State Intellectual Property Office gave approval to two new patent agencies in Qingdao,bringing the total number to 29 in the city. Qingdao now leads the province in the number ofpatent agencies thanks to the local government's efforts in developing patent services as animportant tool to promote mass innovation and entrepreneurship. Since 2012, Qingdao hasadded 20 patent agencies, including eight approved last year.