Recently, the 2020 Financialization Index Report on China Intellectual Property released by the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Exchange Center shows that Guangdong Province tops the ranking of the 2020 National Financialization Index on Intellectual Property, followed by Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province.

According to the data, in 2020, Guangdong Province's intellectual property financialization index comprehensively ranked first in the country. Specifically, Guangdong owns 8,500 patent pledges, ranking first in the country, 42,828 patent purchases, ranking second in the country, 1,022 patent licenses, ranking third in the country, 134,554 trademark purchases, ranking first in the country, 1,298 copyright transactions, ranking third in the country, and a securitization financing amount of 2.808 billion yuan, ranking second in the country. Various indicators showed a balanced development trend.

In the first half of 2021, the national patent and trademark pledge financing amounted to 107.4 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 25.9%; the number of pledge projects was 6,195, representing a year-on-year growth of 32.4%. China will further enhance the popularization and beneficial coverage of intellectual property pledge financing to promote the development of innovative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. (Source: http://www.iprchn.com)