China has made fruitful achievement in protecting intellectual
property rights (IPR) in 2005, the Ministry of Commerce said
Friday.
By the end of September 2005, relevant departments had
investigated and dealt with 55,698 cases of trademark right
infringements, destroyed 33 illegal CD production lines and
captured 225 million illegal video products, the ministry said.
By the end of October 2005, Chinese police cracked down on 2,611
cases of IPR infringement, with 5,001 suspects arrested and 2.06
billion yuan involved, according to the ministry.
During the January-November period of 2005, the procuratorate
departments warranted the arrest of 2,856 persons involved in IPR
infringement as well as the production and selling of fake and
shoddy products, and 2,787 of them were prosecuted, up 17.7 percent
year on year, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Chinese courts handled 3,250 cases involving IPR
infringement, the production and distribution of fake and shoddy
products and illegal business operations, up 28.21 percent year on
year.
China has also enhanced international cooperation in IPR
protection. The country has established regular consulting
mechanisms on IPR protection with the United States, the European
Union and Japan, the ministry said.
(Xinhua News Agency January 14, 2006)