A World Exposition intellectual property rights protection exhibition was unveiled in downtown Shanghai, showcasing the efforts of the Chinese government and Expo organizers to protect Expo emblems.

The exhibition, which coincide with the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the regulation for Expo emblem intellectual property rights protection, took place this month at the Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai.

According to the regulation, no one can use the World Expo emblems for any commercial purposes without the authorization of the rights holders.

Huang Jianzhi, deputy director-general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, said the exhibition helped increase public awareness about the importance of Expo IPR protections.

Training courses on Expo emblem protection were held last month by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, according to Xu Feng, deputy director of the Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce.

The Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination has registered 61 Expo emblems at the state administration since the regulation became effective.

The bureau has received 279 applications to use Expo emblems and approved 249.

The bureau also has uncovered 175 IPR violations of Expo emblem copyrights.

(Source: China Daily)