Guangdong will step up campaign to protect IPR

GUANGZHOU - Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have vowed to take further efforts to crack down on violations of intellectual property rights (IPR) and the production and distribution of fake and shoddy products.

As of March 31, local IPR and commercial and industrial authorities had dealt with 7,943 such cases, involving 195 million yuan ($29.8 million) worth of goods, since a nationwide campaign was launched in October.

"Further efforts will be made to crack down on IPR violations in some key Pearl River Delta cities, which have developed into booming industries," Jiang Haiyan, deputy secretary-general of Guangdong provincial government, said at a news conference on Friday.