Stanford, California: Energy in focus

The US-China Clean Energy Forum, an initiative begun in 2009 to jointly research and develop clean-energy projects, on Tuesday hosted a workshop related to this goal, with discussions on intellectual property, innovation and investment. Outside the workshop site at Stanford University are, from left: Forum CEO Dennis Bracy; Ma Weiye, director of the patent-management department of the State Intellectual Property Office; and Jin Xiaoming, director-general of international cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Scientists from the Forum's US-China Clean Energy Research Center, officials of the US Department of Energy and industry professionals also attended. Zhang Qidong / China Daily