The 2009 Symposium on IPR in National Foreign Capital Institutions, organized by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), recently was held in Chongqing.

The symposium highlighted China's efforts to protect intellectual property rights of foreign companies.

In the past, some foreign companies were unwilling to introduce advanced technologies to China for fear of infringement of their intellectual property.

"They were concerned about the IPR protection environment in China," said Zhang Wei'an, chairman of the Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC).

In recent years, IPR protections have been strengthened, symposium participants said.

"The Chinese government has made prominent achievements in IPR protection and anti-piracy," said Gordon Hwang, chairman of management committee in China for Tyco Electronics.

(Source: China Daily)