Moves coming to beef up IPR protection

China is enhancing the protection of intellectual property rights by amending laws and tightening enforcement to better support high-quality economic development.

Shen Changyu, head of the National Intellectual Property Administration, said the country will continue to refine its intellectual property laws and improve its system of administering punitive damages.

He made the remarks at the High-Level Forum on China IP Protection in Beijing, a day after the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislative body, passed an amendment to the Trademark Law.