Wenzhou getting back to business

Local government supports growth in real economy by sourcing funds for companies, relaxation of rules

Wang Jun, a scarf manufacturer and exporter in Wenzhou, a city in East China's Zhejiang province, didn't expect his boutique business stand to wind up applying for a third design patent.

Not so many years ago, that sort of thing wasn't even on the radar for Wang, owner of a mom-and-pop factory. After all, the 35-year-old used to think intellectual property is normally "proprietary to big businesses".