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A file photo shows that pirated CDs and DVDs are
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XIAMEN: China's specialized campaign to enforce
intellectual property rights laws has been extremely successful,
government officials said yesterday at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic
Co-operation) High-level Symposium on IPR.
Ma Enzhong, deputy secretary-general of the State Office of
Intellectual Property Protection, said that since last September, nine
criminal and administrative enforcement departments have acted together in
a nationwide crackdown on piracy, counterfeits, and trademark and patent infringements.
"The campaign has been marked by considerable achievements," Ma said.
In the past 12 months, industry and commerce departments on all levels
have investigated and dealt with 24,189 trademark infringement cases and
imposed fines totalling 157 million yuan (US$19.36 million), Ma said.
Copyright and cultural agencies have seized more than 167 million
pirated products, destroyed 24 assembly
lines for illegal disc production and shut down more than
2,960 illegal printing operations, he said.
Ma went on to say that patent offices have investigated and dealt with
1,115 instances of imitating patents and 153 instances of counterfeiting
patents.
Customs authorities have investigated and dealt with 949 IPR
infringement cases of imported and exported goods with a value of 73
million yuan (US$9 million), he added.
Public security units have resolved 1,300 IPR infringement cases
involving merchandise valued at 1 billion yuan (US$123.30 million) and
have arrested 3,000 criminal suspects, he said.
"China has been
putting great emphasis on IPR protection, which is a major task in improving
the country's investment environment," said Fu Ziying, assistant minister of commerce.
(China Daily) | 
Updated: 2005-09-08 10:46
