Source: China Daily

The Qingdao Intermediate People's Court rolled out a white paper on judicial protection of intellectual property for 2016-18, the first such bilingual report in Shandong province. Five cases heard in the city were listed among the province's exemplary 10 IP cases last year. The court has recruited 10 technical investigators and 30 technological experts. It has also cooperated with peers in other cities for coordinated protection. In addition, the court has engaged in co-founding an IP judicial protection research center at Shandong University of Science and Technology.