Xi'an Science and Technology Agency held Xi'an Science and Technology Conference, on March 28, 2011. Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), CAS, was entitled as 2010 Intellectual Property Advantage Unit in Xi’an.

In 2010, XIOPM has applied for 137 patents, 71 of which were licensed. It is the new highest record in history. XIOPM attaches great importance to its own intellectual property, carries out the in-depth publicity and training of intellectual property rights, actively organizes the researchers to participate in various invention contests, and motivates the researchers to make technological innovation.

In recent years, XIOPM has been rated as Intellectual Property Advantage Unit by High-Tech Zone and Xi'an city continuously.