Economy

Chinese courts handle 33% cases of IPR infringement in '10

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-12 11:57

BEIJING -- Chinese courts handed out final rulings on 48,051 cases of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement in 2010, a year-on-year increase of 32.96 percent, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC).

Last year, the SPC stepped up IPR protection and was active in a national crackdown on IPR infringement and production and selling of counterfeit goods, according to a SPC work report made public on Friday.

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A year-on-year increase of 14.1 percent was recorded in the number of prosecuted suspects of IPR violation and production and selling of counterfeit goods, according to a work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, which was also made public on Friday.

China launched a half-year campaign to crack down on the violation of intellectual property rights and the production and distribution of fake and shoddy products last November.

The campaign targets pirated publications, software products, DVDs, designs and other products with IPR.