'Top 10' cases in Jiangsu named as patents, plant varieties flourish

East China's Jiangsu province unveiled its top 10 intellectual property investigations in 2011 at a press conference in Shanghai at the end of last month.

Most of the cases involved faked trademarks and copyright infringement, and included efforts by the courts, customs and police.

Last year, the provincial industry and commerce administration investigated more than 3,000 trademark infringements while copyright authorities looked into nearly 300 cases involving illegal publications and seized more than 2 million pirated copies.