Ningbo released White Book of Ningbo's Intellectual Property Rights Protection
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- Category: Governmental News
- Published: Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:20
On the morning of April 25, Ningbo Municipal Government held a press conference, and released the White Book of Ningbo's Intellectual Property Rights Protection.
According to the white paper, in the last year, Ningbo strengthened the protection of intellectual property rights and implement special actions to crack down on crimes of intellectual property rights infringement and crimes of manufacturing and marketing of counterfeit and substandard goods. In the year, the city handles over 1,900 cases of various kinds.
According to the white paper, in the special actions, Ningbo Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and other departments concentrated on the crack down on the patent rights infringement of home appliances. In the year, the city investigated 6 cases of patent rights infringement, completed 7 cases, and handled 2 cases of patent counterfeiting.
The industrial and commercial administrative department concentrated on the investigation of cases of trademark infringement. It investigated 851 such cases, with the penalty for these cases totaling 36,055,900 yuan.
In the year, Ningbo Intermediate People's Court closed 652 civil cases of IPR infringement, 15 cases of disputes over contracts of IPR, 4 cases of disputes of disputes on the ownership of IPR, 626 cases of the patent right infringement disputes, and 6 cases of disputes over unfair competition and monopoly.
According to Ningbo Public Security Bureau, in the last year, 132 people were arrested for crimes of intellectual property rights infringement and crimes of manufacturing and marketing of counterfeit and substandard goods.