Numbers

• 2013-07-17 212 In the first half, Hebei Service Center for Intellectual Property Protection received 212 tips, complaints and inquires, 41 of which are relating to patent, 4 to trademark, 4 to copyright, 1 to new variety of plant.
• 2013-07-17 440,000 Tianjin Customs seized 50,398 hoes suspected of infringing the trademark Xiong Ji (rooster in English) owned by Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Company with an estimated value of 440,000 yuan.
• 2013-07-17 73 As of this August, Chaoyang Administration for Industry and Commerce in Beijing had uncovered 73 cases relating to infringement of Olympic symbols and imposed 1.3 million yuan in fines.
• 2013-07-17 1,133 In the first half, companies of Wuhan, Hubei filed 1,133 patent applications, up 63.49% year on year.
• 2013-07-17 26,713 In the first half, Nanjing Receiving Office of the State Intellectual Property Office received 26,713 patent applications, up 5,431 year on year.
• 2013-07-17 132 The State Administration for Industry and Commerce expanded the loop of trademark agencies in the test of online registration system from 32 to 132.
• 2013-07-17 97 As of June 30, the 12312 hotline of Shanghai Service Center of Intellectual Property Protection had taken 13,934 incoming calls.  The center received 97 complaints and tips, 43 of which were relating to trademark, 40 to copyright and 14 to patent. 
• 2013-07-17 1,437 In the first half, administrations for industry and commerce in Henan handled 1,437 trademark violations encompassing 9.58 million yuan goods in question and imposed 5.01 million yuan in fines.
• 2013-07-17 2,899 In the first half of 2007, Jinan, Shandong filed 2,899 patent applications and obtained 2,157 patents.  The number of invention applications was 767, up 79.75% year on year.  The number of invention patents was 192, up 74.55%.
• 2013-07-17 1,929 In the first half of 2007, Xi'an, Shaanxi filed 1,929 patent applications, up 32% from 1,457 of the previous year, 786 of which were for invention, 755 for utility model and 388 for design.
• 2013-07-17 771 In the first half of 2007, Huaian, Jiangsu filed 771 patent applications, up 131.53% year on year while exceeding the projected number and registering the largest increase of the province.
• 2013-07-17 5 Since July 26, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce formally launched an online trademark filing system to 100 trademark agencies.  The measure is likely to curtail 5 months in trademark registration proceedings.
• 2013-07-17 169 In the first half of 2007, Zhejiang had added 44 well-known marks to its repository, making the gross number to 169 and maintaining its lead among the provinces.
• 2013-07-17 2,553 In the first half of 2007, Shaanxi had filed 2,553 patent applications, up 19.7% year on year (12% higher than the nation's average).
• 2013-07-17 35% From 2004 to 2006, Zhuzhou High Tech Area in Hunan filed 126, 158 and 229 patent applications in each respective year, with an annual growth of 35% on average.
• 2013-07-17 5,923 In the first half of 2007, Chengdu, Sichuan filed 5,923 patent applications and obtained 3,282 patents, up 41.2% and 44.8% year on year, all record high.
• 2013-07-17 150

  In the past three years, Tianjin implemented a patent commercialization facilitation plan every year and sponsored 150 promising patented products in patent filing and product promotion.

• 2013-07-17 63,000 In the first half, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu waged an intensive offensive against pornographic and illegal publications, seizing 63,000 illegal phonograms (software) and 18,000 books, newspapers and magazines.
• 2013-07-17 1,104 In the first half, administrations for industry and commerce in Shanghai handled 1,104 trademark violations with an estimated value of 101 million yuan, imposed 16,522,000 yuan in fines, seized and removed 440,000 infringing trademark labels, confiscated and destroyed 24 tons of infringing goods, and transferred 2 cases suspected of criminal violation to police.
• 2013-07-17 26,800 In 2006, patent agencies in Zhejiang represented 26,800 patent applications, accounting for 62.3% of all the patent applications filed from the province.   Their total earnings registered at 38,544,000 yuan.
• 2013-07-17 70% Yunnan has acquired 23 new varieties of plants for fresh flowers, accounting for 70% of the country's total.
• 2013-07-17 50% In a recent interview, Yan Xiaohong, Vice Minister of the General Administration of Press and Publication and the National Copyright Administration said the rate of software piracy was not over 50%.
• 2013-07-17 117 In the second selection of Chinese long honored brands, 117 brands out of the 358 finalists were evaluated 100 million yuan or more.
• 2013-07-17 11,800 In the first half of 2007, administrations for industry and commerce nationwide handled 11,800 trademark infringement cases, 2,745 of which were related to foreign trademarks, 33 of which were handed over to police or prosecution authorities.
• 2013-07-17 2,441 In the first half of 2007, China uncovered 2,441 cases of manufacturing or selling counterfeit cigarettes valued at 50,000 yuan or more and seized 4.12 billion cigarettes.
• 2013-07-17 11,414 Registrations of computer software hit a record-high 11,414 in the first half, up 8.21% year on year.  Among the several types of software registrations, the 10,842 software copyright registrations accounted for 94.99%.
• 2013-07-17 5,122 As of the end of June, Beijing 12312 had received a total of 5,122 tips, complaints and legal consultations.  Among the 317 tips assigned to the enforcement authorities, 142 or 45% involved foreign right holders.
• 2013-07-17 1,505 Through last June, Hong Kong has received 1,505 requests for subsidizing patent filings, 510 of which were from Hong Kong companies and 955 were from private Hong Kong inventors.
• 2013-07-17 48 As of now, Henan has 48 products registering geographical indications in its repository, ranking No.2 in the country.  Eighty percent of them are farm products.
• 2013-07-17 3,787 Between last January and April, Dongguan, Guangdong had filed 3,787 patent applications and acquired 2,337 patents, up 16.6% and 90.9% year on year respectively.
• 2013-07-17 955 Between January and May 2007, Jining, Shandong had filed 955 patent applications, up 68.43% year and year.
• 2013-07-17 370,000 As of the end of 2006, 370,000 trademarks relating to agricultural products had been registered, accounting for 13% of all the trademarks registered.
• 2013-07-17 140 Through the end of June 2007, 140 plants or flowers were protected as variety rights.
• 2013-07-17 176 Chinese government has organized 176 training courses on technology for developing countries in the past five years.
• 2013-07-17 28,000 Year to date, Beijing city administration together with police have raided three underground manufactures of counterfeit Fuwas and seized 28,000 finished and semi-finished Fuwas.
• 2013-07-17 525 As of the end of May 2007, Dali Bai Nationality Borough in Yunnan had registered 525 trademarks, 21 of which were determined famous marks of Yunnan.
• 2013-07-17 50,000 According to the latest Hunan Measures on Sponsoring Patent Filing by Hunan IP Office, 2,000 yuan may be granted to a service invention, 1,000 yuan to a non-service invention and 50,000 yuan to a foreign patent filing.
• 2013-07-17 1,596 Between 2004 and 2006, Shandong had uncovered 1,596 cases of faking patent identity or faking other's patent, received 318 patent infringement disputes, handled 5,490 trademark violations and 11,000 cases involving pirated AV products.
• 2013-07-17 3.55 million As of the end of May 2007, SIPO had received cumulative 3.55 million patent applications, 81.7% of which were filed by domestic users.
• 2013-07-17 640,000 As of the end of May 2007, SIPO had received 640,000 applications filed by foreign nationals, 86% of which were for tech-rich invention patent.