China Vows to Step up Judicial Protection on IP

On March 12, the third session of the 12th National People's Congress held the third plenary meeting, and listened to and deliberated on the report of Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate. According to the report, in 2014, China's court at all levels concluded 110,000 IP cases of first-instance, up 10%. Chinese procuratorial organs prosecuted 9,427 persons who suspect of infringing trademark right, patent right, copyright and trade secret, up 7.1%.

"In 2014, in a bid to implement national IP strategy and exert full of judicial protection, China established three IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou respectively to hear IP civil and administrative case," said Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court. "This year, Chinese courts at all levels would make steady strides to settle disputes in investment and consumption, foreign trade and IP field, thus creating a fair system for social and economic development ." adds Zhou.

"In 2014, Chinese Procuratorial organs stepped up judicial protection on IP and joined hands with other relevant department to crack down on infringement and to support and protect innovation” said Cao Jianming, the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. He also points out that in 2015, the procuratorial organs would actively adapt to economic development and perform the duty of supervision.

(Source: China IPR)