Coalition lists the top 10 efforts in IP enforcement

The Quality Brands Protection Committee, a coalition of international businesses, announced China's 2011 top 10 intellectual property protection cases on May 25 in Beijing during a ceremony to mark its 12th anniversary.

The year's top cases included Hangzhou customs' efforts in stopping a large operation pirating LG electrical appliances, a crackdown on fake medicine in Henan province, stopping patent infringement on mass-produced deep fryers in Guangdong province and cross-border trade in copycat cosmetics.

Plaques were given to enforcement departments involved including local police, administrations of industry and commerce, the courts and customs.