Two suspects were recently handed sentences of up to three and a half years for the sale of counterfeit goods involving more than 233 million yuan ($36.5 million) in potential profit.

This is the largest intellectual property infringement case the province has seen since a nationwide campaign named "Drawing Sword" was initiated to fight counterfeits and piracy in November 2010.

Ningbo customs in Zhejiang province found more than 30,000 counterfeit bags, wallets and caps bearing well-known international trademarks in six shipments of export-intended goods from a Qingdao company in April 2010.

Prosecution officials in Qingdao's Sifang district brought legal action against the defendants surnamed Zhang and Zheng in November 2011.

(Source: China Daily)