The 15th China Patent Awards, co-organized by SIPO and WIPO and hosted by IPPH (Intellectual Property Publishing House), were announced on November 11 in Beijing. SIPO Commissioner Tian Lipu and the Director General of WIPO Francis Gurry attended the ceremony. 336 patent excellence awards were issued this year, covering broad areas such as communications, chemicals, machinery, etc.. Five patent applications from ZTE, Zoomlion and China Academy of Railway Science represented by Kangxin were granted Patent Excellence Awards.