Recently, reporters learned from the Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation of Guangdong Province that at the 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, universities and enterprises in Shenzhen won multiple major honors.

It is reported that the team led by Zhang Xiaoping from the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School won the Gold Medal with Special Jury Commendation for its “Trackside Acoustic Intelligent Diagnosis Technology.” The joint team of Song Jian and Liu Zhenyu from the same institution, together with collaborators including Xuyu Optoelectronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., received a Gold Medal for “LumiSense: Human-Centered Adaptive Full-Spectrum Lighting System.” In addition, the team led by Li Xun from Shenzhen Polytechnic University of Information Technology won a Gold Medal for the “Intelligent Rail-Mounted Charging Robot.”

In recent years, Shenzhen has been continuously advancing the development of a National Model City for Strong Intellectual Property Protection and a High-Level IP Protection Demonstration Zone. The city has steadily improved its full-chain IP service system, resulting in simultaneous improvements in both the quality and quantity of innovation outcomes. The number of PCT international patent applications has ranked first nationwide for 22 consecutive years, and the number of domestic patent grants has ranked first nationwide for eight consecutive years. In 2025, the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 population is approximately eight times the national average, forming an IP operation and service network led by a national-level intellectual property operation platform.

Shenzhen focuses on cultivating and strategically deploying high-value patents by providing fast-track preliminary examination and prioritized review services, and guiding universities and research institutions to conduct systematic audits of existing patents, optimizing incremental patent creation based on market demand. The city also actively organizes patent commercialization matchmaking events, promotes joint R&D between universities and enterprises, and fosters more high-value patents aligned with industrial needs. This has formed a development framework for IP in universities and research institutes characterized by “guided upstream cultivation, structured utilization of existing assets, and platform-enabled commercialization,” facilitating the transition of high-quality innovations from laboratories to production lines and onto the global stage, thereby providing strong support for innovation entities participating in international competition.