Report center for IPR violation formed
2006-04-15 13:57:21
The Chinese capital of Beijing plans to set up in June a reporting center dealing with intellectual property right (IPR) infringements.
China to improve IP protection at expos
2006-04-16 09:12:56
The Chinese government has launched a campaign to improve awareness of intellectual property (IP) protection at expositions.
China uncovers 6,700 IPR infringement cases
2006-04-01 13:51:12
Chinese police have uncovered over 6,700 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement cases in the past five years, involving 3.5 billion yuan (437.5 million U.S. dollars), and have broken a number of international criminal networks.
Major headway made in IPR protection
2006-03-28 05:37:19
Intellectual property right (IPR) violations cannot be eliminated overnight but China will speed up the process, a top copyright official pledged yesterday in Beijing.
IPR protection in 2005
2006-03-28 05:37:19
Chinese courts heard more than 3,500 criminal cases concerning intellectual property last year, up 28 per cent from the year before, and sentenced 5,336 people, up 30 per cent from 2004.
Enforcement crucial to IPR improvement
2006-03-28 05:42:46
Piracy victims in China have long been complaining that punishments are not severe enough. Instances of intellectual property right (IPR) violators receiving sentences from courts used to be rare.
Enterprises violating IPR punished
2006-03-27 06:06:01
Fourteen illegal compact disk enterprises copying video and audio products throughout the country have been punished, a senior press official said.
Action plan on IPR protection
2006-03-23 14:00:33
The National IPR Protection Working Group Office, in conjunction with other departments, has formulated China's Action Plan on IPR Protection 2006 to protect IPR and resolutely punish patent violations and other illegal activities.
Tough measures to protect IPR
2006-02-23 14:00:47
China should take tougher measures to protect intellectual property rights, says a commentary in the Oriental Morning Post. An excerpt follows:
Regulation on IPR protection for exhibits
2006-03-01 14:01:59
A new regulation on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection for exhibits comes into effect as of Wednesday.
China to continue efforts in combating piracy
2006-02-24 13:43:08
China will continue to crack down on piracy, said Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Liu Jianchao Thursday.
IPR violators put on notice
2006-02-24 13:45:23
Complaints of intellectual property rights (IPR) violations will be received and handled round the clock in 50 major cities soon, Vice-Premier Wu Yi said yesterday.