Guangdong Patent Award was established by Guangdong Provincial People's Government on 20 14. According to the Measures for Patent Awards in Guangdong Province, Guangdong Patent Awards include Guangdong Patent Gold Award, Guangdong Patent Silver Award, Guangdong Patent Excellence Award and Guangdong Excellent Inventor Award. Guangdong Patent Gold Award, Guangdong Patent Silver Award and Guangdong Patent Excellence Award were selected from China's invention patents, utility model patents and design patents. Guangdong Excellent Inventor Award was selected from China patent inventors or designers.
Guangdong province implements a quota system for patent awards. The number of Guangdong patent gold awards shall not exceed 20, Guangdong patent silver awards shall not exceed 40, and Guangdong patent excellence awards shall not exceed 60, of which invention patent awards shall not be less than 70% of the same category awards. Guangdong Outstanding Inventor Award shall not exceed 10.