China´s IPR enforcement

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03-27-2006 15:25

Earlier Monday morning senior Chinese officials from related ministries and administrations briefed reporters on the progress the country has made in strengthening Intellectual Property Rights protection. Among China's efforts -- a new focus on transferring suspected criminal IPR cases from administrative law enforcement organs -- to public security organs.

Chinese officials say the country has recently formulated a document in connection with the timely transfer of suspected criminal cases from administrative enforcement organs to public security organs.

They say this is necessary for closer and more effective coordination between administrative and judicial enforcement authorities.

Zhu Xiaoqing, Vice Procurator General of Supreme People's Procuratorate, said: "The new document will help to improve coordination between the administrative law and judicial enforcement authorities. It will help to strike harder at crimes such as the destruction of the socialist market order. It will help to provide better judicial protection to IPR holders. This is very important."

In addition, an official from the public security authorities said they would step up efforts to crack down and prevent crimes related to IPR infringements.

They say they also hope to strengthen cooperation with law enforcement authorities across the world.

The official also noted that police arrested over two thousand suspects for IPR violations in 2005. That's an increase of over 50 percent from a year before.

Intellectual Property Rights protection in China began from scratch in the late 1970s. That's when the country embarked on the road of reform and opening up.

And China has made impressive progress in this field over the years, despite various twists and turns.

Editor:Wang Ping