An executive meeting of the State Council chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao on February 11 debriefed the preparation of 2010 Shanghai World Expo.  The organizer is required to expedite promotion of new technologies by incorporating the use of latest scientific innovations in the building, operation and exhibition of the Expo.  The IPRs of participants and organizers shall be properly protected.

The Expo organizer has enacted multiple measures to protect IPRs and fend off infringement.  The Regulations on the Protection of Expo Symbols was officially included in the State Council's legislative plan in 2004.  The organizer launched protection of the licensed products in 2008.

(China IP News)