Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai

The award ceremony of the 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area High-value Patent Cultivation & Layout Competition is held in Zhuhai on June 30. [Photos courtesy Zhuhai Market Supervision Bureau]

Two Gree projects were presented with gold awards at the 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area High-value Patent Cultivation & Layout Competition on June 30.

One was for the R&D of a new-type of high-efficiency, non-rare-earth reluctance motor for new energy vehicles by Zhuhai Gree Energy Saving Refrigeration Technology Research Center, and the other was for the patent layout of photovoltaic air-conditioners by Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances.

Winners of the 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area High-value Patent Cultivation & Layout Competition pose for a group photo. [Photos courtesy Zhuhai Market Supervision Bureau]

The competition was jointly organized by the intellectual property authorities of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao under the guidance of the National Intellectual Property Administration. It was aimed at raising people's awareness of intellectual property, strengthening intellectual property cooperation in the Greater Bay Area and bringing in high-level projects for settlement.

Launched in January, the competition attracted 586 projects from across the country. They were from a wide variety of strategic emerging industries including new-generation information technology, high-end equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, digital economy, marine economy, and modern agriculture.

A total of 1.9 million yuan ($277,705) in prize money and 28 awards were granted to the projects that survived multiple rounds of roadshows, on-site presentations, and expert reviews over the past six months.

In addition, award winners from Guangdong will be recommended for the selection of a Guangdong Patent Award. Local intellectual property bureaus will also aid in their matchmaking with financial and investment agencies.