China's industry and commerce authorities have handled more than
60,000 intellectual property rights infringement cases amid
stepped-up efforts in IPR protection after its entry into the World
Trade Organization, according to a senior official.
From 2002 through the first half of this year, the country's
industry and commerce departments at all levels have dealt with
60,203 IPR infringement cases valued at 1.4 billion yuan (US$186
million), said Li Wenzhang, deputy director of the fair trade
bureau of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce
(SAIC).
The IPR of overseas companies, such as Estee Lauder, Coca Cola
and Anheuser-Busch, have been protected in China after
infringements were solved, Li said at the China Trademark Festival
held Friday to Saturday in Changsha, capital of central Hunan Province. The event attracted more than
1,200 companies and officials both home and abroad.
The SAIC will continue to focus its crackdown on illegal
activities faking trademarks, names and packaging from others, Li
added.
Li also said a research report on commercial secrets in China
has been completed as part of the country's implementation of its
IPR strategy.
The comprehensive research, launched in 2005 by a 16-member team
of experts, tells the status quo of commercial secrets in China and
its future development measures and goals, according to Li.
(Xinhua News Agency November 4, 2007)