Numbers

• 2013-07-17 1,522,100 In the first half, AICs in Beijing handled 127 cases involving infringement of Olympic IPRs and imposed 1,522,100 yuan in fines.
  
• 2013-07-17 4,800 Customs in Yangshan, Shanghai found the words Beijing 2008 on 4,800 Ecuador-bound sneakers exported by a Qingdao company. After checking with the Olympic right holders, the customs determined infringement. This was the biggest case infringing Olympic IPRs uncovered by the Shanghai customs in the year.
  
• 2013-07-17 35 million Four companies, Hubei Wuhan Optics Valley NEO Company, Wuhan Optics Valley Hongjing Company, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics under the China Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Optic Disk Center jointly invested 20 million yuan to purchase two most advanced red light high definition disk production lines which have the capacity to manufacture 35 million disks.
  
• 2013-07-17 50,000 The Public Security Burean of 4th Agricultural Division in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps apprehended Li, who dealt counterfeit famous alcohol brands. The local court sentenced him 10 months in prison and 50,000 in fines.
  
• 2013-07-17 18 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of May 31, Guangdong filed 76 applications for new varieties of plants and registered 22, ranking No.18 in the country. South China Agricultural University acquired 14 registrations, accounting for 63.6% of the province.
  
• 2013-07-17 10 million Between January and May, Beijing Customs seized 1,019 infringing cargos with over 10 million yuan in goods value. The goods were asserted infringement of IPRs of right holders from 11 countries and regions.
  
• 2013-07-17 300,000 Shijiazhuang (Hebei) waged a series of campaigns combating piracy and raided 12 premises including a rail station warehouse and destructed 300,000 disks of 1,000 titles.
  
• 2013-07-17 1.6 billion Kaifeng (Henan) Clean Coal Chemical Engineering Institute has licensed six patented technologies to 210 companies and created revenues of 40 million yuan to them and increased their asset value to 1.6 billion yuan.
  
• 2013-07-17 40,000 Since its inauguration on April 25, the Wuhan (Hubei) Youth IPR Education Base has entertained 40,000 visitors, 95% of which are school children.
  
• 2013-07-17 8 At the inaugural International Sensor Network Standardization Conference, China submitted 8 reports on wireless sensor network technology to the recent International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electro technical Commission (IEC).
  
• 2013-07-17 2,188 Xining (Qinghai) holds 2,188 registered trademarks, 4 of which are well-known marks, 15 are provincial famous marks, 50 are city famous marks.
  
• 2013-07-17 3,225 From January to May, Anhui filed 3,225 patent applications, up 68.3%, ranking No.16 in the nation. The province also obtained 1,623 patents, up 20.9%.
  
• 2013-07-17 24,007 From January to May, Chaoyang Police Department in Beijing apprehended 81 makers or sellers of pornographic and illegal publications, seized 24,007 pirated disks, 9,209 pirated books and 843 pornographic disks.
  
• 2013-07-17 77,000 Huangpu Customs in Guangzhou investigated two cases infringing IPR of Unilever's Close Up toothpaste and seized 77,000 counterfeit toothpastes.
  
• 2013-07-17 6,000 Shaoyang, Hunan stepped up actions against pornographic and illegal publications. In an operation in Shaodong County, the authorities seized 6,000 illegal AV products, 2,954 of which were pornographic disks.
  
• 2013-07-17 86 From January to April, Muping District of Yantai, Shandong filed 86 patent applications, up 75%.
• 2013-07-17 17%

  In 2007, customs registered over 43,000 cases of fake goods seized at the EU's external border, up 17%．

• 2013-07-17 683 In 2007, AICs nationwide continued enforcement endeavor in antitrust cases, during which they handled 683 cases of all kinds.  Among them, 38,932 (1.705 billion yuan in value) are related to unfair competition of other natures while 6,019 (412 million yuan) are of the nature of free riding of famous brands.
  
• 2013-07-17 682 In 2007, AICs in Chongqing handled 682 cases of trademark infringement, up 49%; 7 of which were related with foreign parties.  The authorities also seized 204,763 illegal trademark labels and removed them from the products, destructed 35.36 tons of infringing goods and imposed 4,563,800 yuan in fines. 
  
• 2013-07-17 1,200 The AIC in China Merchandise City in Yiwu, Zhejiang waged a special campaign to strike infringement of Olympic symbols in markets of horology, toys and suitcases.  The 520 enforcement officer/times dispatched led to the seizure of 1,200 pieces of infringing goods including 500 watches, 330 toys, 350 bags and 20 key rings carrying the official logo of Fuwa.
• 2013-07-17 47 The State Council announced the second list of state-level intangible cultural heritage items, 28 of which were from Anhui.  The province now boasts a total of 47.
• 2013-07-17 3,000 City Administration Authority in Jiangmen, Guangdong, allied with cultural and police authorities attacked street traders of pirated and pornographic disks and seized 3,000 pieces.
• 2013-07-17 169 As of June 5, a total of 169 relics under State protection and 250 under provincial or municipal protection are known to have been severely damaged in the earthquake. Another 2,766 relics in museums, including 292 precious ones, were damaged.
• 2013-07-17 510 The typographic wooden-block printing technique, Chinese chess, Chinese calligraphy, martial arts, traditional medicine are among the 510 items of the secon. list of state-level intangible cultural heritage items to be announced by the Ministry of Culture.
• 2013-07-17 220,000 Office against Pornographic and Illegal Publication. in Guizhou seized 150,000 pirated AV products and impounded another 70,000 for further investigation. The total registered at 220,000.
• 2013-07-17 1,019 Year to date, Beijing Customs have seized 1,019 batches of cargo infringing IPRs, with the total value of over 10 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 4,000 Cultural Administration and Administration for Industry and Commerce in Tianjin Development Zone seized 4,000 pirated disks from 10 AV shops.
• 2013-07-17 10 In special IPR enforcement campaigns Thunderstorm and Skynet, Zhengzhou Intellectual Property Office (Henan) along with other enforcement authorities checke. 50 products in department stores and pharmacies in Zhengzhou and found 10 cases of faking patent identities.
• 2013-07-17 42 Forty-two trademarks were approved by a committee for famous trademarks of Jinan, Shandong.
• 2013-07-17 10 Eleven products from 10 companies in Hefei,Anhui have filed for the title of China Branded Product in annual selection of 2008.
  
• 2013-07-17 15,000 City Administration Team in Fengtai District of Beijing handed over 15,000 pirated disks seized from illegal street traders within the previous month to the cultural authority for centralized destruction.
• 2013-07-17 15,992 Taizhou, Zhejiang proclaimed the investigation result of the largest ever survey of intangible culture heritage: Taizhou occupies 15,992 items.
• 2013-07-17 439 Since last May, Famous Brands Protection Alliance in Yiwu, Zhejiang investigated 439 cases infringing its members' interests and handed over 17 cases to judicial authority seeking criminal liability.
• 2013-07-17 106 As approved by the plenary Brand Development Board in Dalian,Liaoning,106 products were crowned Famous Dalian Brands 2007.
• 2013-07-17 16

  With five companies registering their trademarks overseas,Yixing (Jiangsu) boasts 16 companies with trademark registrations overseas,ranging from chemical  engineering to electronics.

• 2013-07-17 10 SIPO approved the establishment of the first group of 10 IPR right enforcement aid centers in Tianjin, Liaoning, Jilin, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and other provinces.
• 2013-07-17 1 million Beijing commences its selection of top invention patents. Those bringing significant contributions to the city may be awarded up to 1 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 1.63 billion From January to April, the nation uncovered 2,145 cases of counterfeit cigarettes with a value of over 50,000 yuan, upended 588 factories, seized 143 machines. 2,831 tons of tobacco. The total value of goods amounted to 1.63 billion yuan.
• 2013-07-17 55 Henan announced its famous brands for exportation 2008-2009. The 55 listed brands range across key industrial sectors of the province.
• 2013-07-17 2,667 From January to April, Jinan, Shandong filed 2,667 patent applications, up 53.81%; 975 of which were for invention, ranking No.5 among the 15 vice-province level cities.