At a recent press conference in Beijing, the SIPO officials informed that a total of 24,479 cases were handled by administrative authorities for patent matters across China, an increase of 50.9% as compared with the previous year. 67, 400 cases relating to trademark infringement and counterfeit acts were investigated and handled. In copyright area, 2600 cases were investigated and handled relating to copyright infringement and piracy. More than 12 million pirated products were seized. In terms of border protection, 23000 batches of goods were detained due to infringement.
Over 22 provinces and cities have established a mechanism for sharing the information regarding the coordination between the administrative and criminal enforcement.
95522 civil cases of IP were received by the courts across China as first instance cases, showing an increase of 7.83%. For IP administrative cases, 9918 cases were received, an increase of 243.7%. 10803 criminal cases of IP were examined and concluded, an increase of 17.3%. 4859 individuals were arrested for IP crimes.
28000 criminal cases were handled by public securities across China relating to IP crimes and manufacture and sale of counterfeit and fake products.
