LHASA -- Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region registered 1,877 valid patents, including 299 invention patents, in 2023, showing continuous development in its intellectual property protection, local authorities said on Friday.

By the end of 2023, the region had registered 61,205 valid trademarks and 1,207 effective invention patents, marking 9.7 and 18 percent year-on-year increases, respectively, according to the regional market supervision department.

According to the Intermediate People's Court of Lhasa, from 2021 to 2023, Lhasa handled 488 intellectual property-related cases, six times more than the number recorded from 2018 to 2020.

"This reflects the significant expansion of the demand for intellectual property protection in our city's high-quality economic and social development," said Basang, vice president of the court.