China received a social satisfaction score of 63.69 points for its intellectual property protection in 2012. The score indicated an overall low evaluation by the public in this regard. This investigation showed that the public was more concerned with IP protection and dissatisfied with issues such as the severity of intellectual property violations, the processing timeliness of intellectual property disputes, and the amount of compensation payable by infringers.

A private research group has been conducting the survey annually since 2011. It is administered in twenty-seven provincial capital cities and targets three specific demographics: IP rights owners, IP professionals and the general public.

Source: IPR in China