On 13th December, the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. officially issued the Decision of Issuing the 18th China Patent Awards, in which ACRE won the 18th China Patent Gold Award by the patent of “A Special Gas Supply Device for CDQ”.

"China Patent Award” is the only governmental prize for patented invention. It is an award acknowledged by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

China Patent Award includes patent gold award and excellent award, appearance design gold award and excellent award. The patent gold award is the highest award in the field of patent. Only 20 patents will be selected for gold award. The standard and process for selecting gold award patents are very strict, so the importance and value is equal to the National Science Award.