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Guangdong leads way on trademarks
By Qiu Quanlin in Guangzhou and Chen Hong in Shenzhen (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-04-24 10:50 According to Li, Guangdong will soon carry out a province-wide campaign to check all shops selling CDs, books and other products. Further, the province will strengthen cooperative efforts with neighborsHong KongandMacao, to beef up the crackdown on cross-border IPR infringements, Li said. Guangdong has an IPR cooperative agreement with Hong Kong, Macao and seven Pan-Pearl River Delta (PRD) provinces ofFujian,Jiangxi,Hunan,Hainan,Sichuan,Guizhou,Yunnanand theGuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region. The Pan-PRD Intellectual Property Cooperation Agreement has played a crucial role in the "creation, protection, administration and application of IPR," according to Li. Meanwhile, Shenzhen customs yesterday destroyed more than five million items found to have infringed intellectual property rights. They had an estimated value of 50 million yuan ($6.4 million). The goods included cosmetics, watches, handbags, video game players and automobile parts bearing the names of leading world brands such as Nokia, LV, Philips, Sony and Epson. Shenzhen customs has taken a series of measures - the creation of a more efficient information network, better risk management and the strengthening of staff training - from the start of this year to better monitor the import and export goods. Up until last Wednesday, Shenzhen customs had successfully investigated 80 IPR cases, which had a combined value of almost 7 million yuan ($897,436). (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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