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• 2013-07-17 340 million As of now, 28 companies in Fujian have pledged their well-known, famous and known marks to obtain 340 million yuan in loans to boost their development.  The province also holds 47 geographical indications, 6 of which are also well-known marks.
• 2013-07-17 5.6 billion The Made in Qinghai products promotion, hosted by Qinghai government and organized by Qinghai AIC drew to a successful conclusion on June 30 in Shanghai.  The three day event knots Qinghai companies with many Chinese and foreign companies in 68 agreements worth 5.638 billion yuan.
• 2013-07-17 27 The 33rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee examined China's request for inclusion of Wutaishan on the World Heritage List.  China now boasts 38 world heritages, 27 cultural, 7 natural and 4 mixed properties.
• 2013-07-17 160 In the first training course for IP engineers, 160 trainees from all over Jiangsu finished their five-week full time study and graduated. 
• 2013-07-17 8.94 million Yunnan awards 212 technology projects of 2008.  Some outstanding R & D workers garnered 8.94 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 10 Nanchang State High Tech Industry Cluster Model Base became operational recently, adding the total in the country to 10.
• 2013-07-17 20 Twenty self-reliant-IPR-laden 1.5 MW wind generator developed by China Creative Wind Energy Company connects with the grid and is working, marking China's own 1.5 MW products formally in mass operation.
• 2013-07-17 10 million Oil Crops Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences sold 10-year production right and marketing right of its new rape variety to Hubei Seed Group at 10 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 57 The Seventh China Cross-Strait Trade Fair, co-sponsored by 16 organizations including SIPO was concluded on June 20 in Fuzhou.  During the three day gathering, over 50 events including Cross-Strait IPR Forum was held.  Some 57 patented technologies were on display.
• 2013-07-17 1,000 Tianjin Intellectual Property Office decided, for the next three years, to award 1,000 yuan each to those businesses in the city that filed their first patent application and those agencies helping them.
• 2013-07-17 2.93 million During the primary phase of Henan's concentrated campaign against pornographic and illegal publications in the first half of 2009, Zhengzhou weeded off 6 warehouses of pirated publications, seized 100,000 books of 100 categories worth 2.93 million yuan published by 21 publishers including People's Health Publishing House.  The suspects were in custody.
• 2013-07-17 155 Shenyang (Liaoning) held a large concentrated demonstration of intangible cultural assets, displaying 155 items of 10 categories.
• 2013-07-17 5 million Henan Science and Technology Department invested 5 million yuan to support 500 officers to companies and rural areas to offer consultation and assist entrepreneurship.  The first group of officers will serve on a two-year term.
• 2013-07-17 70% The first cultural property exchange in China—Shanghai Cultural Property Exchange &  Shanghai Copyright Trading Center is operational in Shanghai.  On its first business day, over 1,000 items were put on sales, 70% of which were from cultural creative industry.
• 2013-07-17 711 Ministry of Culture announces the third group of 711 inheritors of state intangible cultural heritage of 10 categories such as folklore, traditional music, dances, operas, skills and medicine.
• 2013-07-17 80,000 On June 5, Qingdao announced its outline of IPR strategy.  According to the outline, Qingdao filed 80,000 patent and 38,000 trademark applications in the past five years, owned 35,000 registered trademarks, had annual growth of 20 in new varieties of plants and 10% in copyright registration.
• 2013-07-17 130 In 2009, Guangdong is about to deliver its catalogue of innovative products.  The 130 products belong to five categories, medical equipment, industrial equipment and automation system, new energy and energy saving, telecom and software.
• 2013-07-17 2 Pudong Branch of Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce checked merchandises such as gifts, garments and handicrafts, suspected of infringing rights of Shanghai expo symbols and uncovered two violations.  In addition, it handled 12 cases of infringing famous international trademarks and seized 7,406 counterfeit goods.
• 2013-07-17 42 State Patent Commercialization Pilot Base (Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Park) was unveiled in Wuhan.  The base has already boasted 42 patent applications or patents in electric vehicle, pacing all domestic competitors.
• 2013-07-17 10,219 As of May 31, 10,219 people owned licenses of patent attorney, 6,017 of them were practicing in 716 firms.  Among the 5.03 million patent applications ever received by SIPO, 71.1% had professional representation.
• 2013-07-17 510,000 From January to May, Trademark Office under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce examined 510,000 trademark applications, up 300,000; ruled on 8,000 opposition disputes, up 4,000.
• 2013-07-17 1,084 In the first half of this year, Guangdong Administration for Industry and Commerce waged a system-wide campaign to check trademark agencies.  There are 1,084 trademark agencies in Guangdong, up 42.6% from 760 of the last survey.
• 2013-07-17 5,000 Beijing Customs announced its branch at the post office seized the largest cross-border cargo, including 5,000 pieces of watches, accessories and sneakers.
• 2013-07-17 479 Shanghai Customs handled 479 IPR infringement cases in 2008, up 54.5%; seized 40 million items of infringing cargo worth of 70 million yuan.  The port authorities in Shanghai handled 56 IPR infringement cases and seized 5.41 million items of infringing cargo worth 16.309 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 136.4 million Yongzhou, Xiangtan, Changsha, Hengyang and Xiangxi in Hunan have begun financing for IPR pledging in recent years.  Fourteen SMEs with IPRs such as patents and trademarks were awarded 15 loans worth 136.4 million yuan with one single sum of 23 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 697 million In 2008, Liaoning approved support to 84 patented technologies, which gained investment of 488 million yuan.  The projects generated 369 patent applications afterwards, up 43% and gained another 697 million yuan financing from private funds. 
• 2013-07-17 17 General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved a new group of products under the protection of geographical indications.  Fuding White Tea and 16 other products are now under GI protection.  Rongcheng green asparagus and 26 other GI products are registered.
• 2013-07-17 3.926 billion According to incomplete statistics, the 12th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo sealed 107 projects of investment, technological cooperation and trade, worth 3.92 billion USD.
• 2013-07-17 40 China Mobile will use a series of 40 3G technologies with self generated IPRs during the coming 11th National Games including broadband WIFI and wireless video simcast.
• 2013-07-17 300,000 Wuhan, Hubei announces that those qualifying tech alliances may be sponsored 300,000 yuan maximum each project.
• 2013-07-17 130,000 Through risk analysis tools, Tianjin Customs seized 136,200 scarves and handbags affixed with counterfeit Nike, Adidas and Manchester United in a group of cargo bound for Tanzania.
• 2013-07-17 130,000 Through risk analysis tools, Tianjin Customs seized 136,190 scarves and handbags affixed with counterfeit Nike, Adidas and Manchester United in a group of cargo bound for Tanzania.  This is the largest case in terms of number of counterfeit goods seized by the Tianjin Customs in years.
• 2013-07-17 76.6% Online gaming is still gaining momentum in China.  The industry generated 18.38 billion yuan in sales revenue in 2008, up 76.6%.  Last year, 33 online games created by 15 domestic companies were exported to 40 countries in North America, Europe, East Asia and Southeast Asia, cashing in 100 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 41 At the Fourth China University IPR Professional Training Course, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law President Wu Handong and other 40 renowned IP experts presented six proposals on training IPR talents during implementation of the national IPR strategy.
• 2013-07-17 100 million The first financing platform of the copyright industry in China was formally launched in Beijing.  The first group of 30 cultural creation projects ranging from film, TV, music, cartoon and animation are offered for sale at a total of 100 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 13 The First Session of the National Task Force against Fake Drugs was held in Beijing, marking the launch of actions against the violations of making and distribution of fake drugs by 13 agencies including Health, Public Security and Administration for Industry and Commerce.
• 2013-07-17 10 million Tianjin High Tech Park Administration promulgated the Measures on Inspiring Innovations, allocating a lump sum of maximum 10 million yuan to each qualifying state level key technological project.
• 2013-07-17 1.2 billion China Mobile signed a joint development agreement with nine handset makers and three chip makers.  The telecom carrier alone will invest 600 million yuan to develop TD-SCDMA terminal equipments on top of the infusion from cooperative partners, mounting the total to 1.2 billion yuan.
• 2013-07-17 20 million To guide consumers to refuse trap purchase of counterfeit goods, Silk Street Market has issued 20 million yuan worth of 'international consumption coupons'.  These coupons can be used to purchase silk, custom-made garment, pearl, china, tea, folk handicrafts and time-honored traditional products.
• 2013-07-17 50 million SMEs in Changsha (Hunan) have obtained 55.9 million yuan in loan with their IPRs as collaterals.  Changsha government, People's Bank's Changsha Branch and Hunan Banking Regulatory Bureau jointly required financial institutions to support companies with patents to obtain loans.