NBS spokesman Wang Guanhua said at a State Council briefing that in 1H firms
increased focus on R&D, raising investment in patents, software and databases.
Investment in intellectual property products accounted for 13.8% of fixed-asset
investment, up 1.4 ppt from Q1, and rose 9.4% YoY in 1H, an acceleration of 1.5
ppt versus Q1, NBS data show.