Numbers

• 2013-07-17 7,947,580 Guangzhou seized 7,947,580 copies of illegal AV publications between January to April.  In a single raid at the biggest SID-expunged optical disk production plant found during the past 20 years in China, also known as March 17 Guangzhou hardcore SID-expunged optical disk case, some 1.81 million copies were seized.
• 2013-07-17 454 In 2006, administrations for industry and commerce in Chonqing investigated and handled 454 cases of trademark infringements encompassing 10,559,000 yuan goods at issue, confiscated and removed trademark labels on 1.73 million pieces or sets of goods and wasted 6.38 tons of infringing goods.
• 2013-07-17 4,049 According to the statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, the number of applications for new varieties of plants in China has increased by 40% per year.  As of the first quarter of this year, the applications for new varieties of plants in recent 10 years amounted to 4,049.
• 2013-07-17 51,667 From 1995 to 2005, copyright administrations at all levels received 51,667 infringement cases, seized 465,000,000 pirated products and uncovered 231 illegal production lines of optical disks.
• 2013-07-17 157 From 2003 to 2006, both growth of patent applications and granted patents of the 157 SOEs under the supervision of central government exceeded 35%.  Innovation capacity of companies grow constantly.
• 2013-07-17 18 In Zhengzhou, Quality Brands Protection Committee under the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment awarded Best Cases of IPR Protection 2006-2007 to 18 Chinese enforcement authorities including Shanghai Customs and Beijing High People's Court.
• 2013-07-17 479 Since 2006, Guangdong Police has handled 479 cases of IPR offenses and offenses in manufacturing and selling goods with inferior quality and uncovered 338.  Criminal proceeds amounted to 414 million yuan.  The law enforcement undid the economic harm of 130 million yuan.
• 2013-07-17 12,000,000 In 2006, enforcement against IPR offenses was stepped up in Beijing, resulting in the total seizure of 12,000,000 pirated products of all kinds.
• 2013-07-17 3.433 Through March 2007, Beijing 12312 had received 3,433 complaints, tips and legal inquiries.  Among the 206 complaints and tips assigned to enforcement agencies, 116 or 56% were from foreign right holders.
• 2013-07-17 First On April 18, Beijing Office of Intellectual Property Protection opened Beijing 12312 to the public and launched the tipping line's   English web site.  This makes the all-new www.beijing12312.com the first-ever English web site among the 50 such 12312 service centers  nationwide.
• 2013-07-17 2,200,000 Jiangxi held a central destruction of pirated and illegal publications by wasting 2,200,000 copies.
• 2013-07-17 1,300,000 In a concentrated destruction of pirated and illegal publications seized during its chapter of 2007 nationwide Spring Campaign on Sweeping Pornography and Combating Illegal Publications, Chongqing crushed 200,000 copies of illegal books, newspapers and magazines, 1,100,000 copies of illegal AV, electronic publications and software.  The total number of copies was 1,300,000.
• 2013-07-17 81 Fuzhou Customs has uncovered 81 infringements of home-made IPRs with the total cargo value of 2,221,000 RMB since 2006.
• 2013-07-17 219 As of the end of 2006, China had registered 219 geographical indications, 188 of which were from Chinese origins encompassing 240 counties in 27 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.  Four out of the 188 were also  awarded well-known marks.
• 2013-07-17 132,994 SIPO received a total of 132,994 patent applications of the three kinds from January to March 2007, among which 52,826 were for invention, 37,122 for utility model and 43,046 for design.
• 2013-07-17 17 As of the end of 2006, the number of intermediate courts of law with jurisdiction over patents, new variety of plants and layout designs of integrated circuit were 62, 38 and 43 respectively.  17 lowest courts had jurisdiction over IPR civil disputes.
• 2013-07-17 1,227 In 2006, IP administrations nationwide received a total of 1,227 patent infringement and 43 other patent disputes, dealt with 33 cases faking others' patents and 933 cases faking patent identity, dispatched 20,475 officers/times, checked 7,780 commercial establishments and 2.96 million pieces of goods, transferred 44 cases to other agencies, received 35 cases from other agencies and participated in 469 joint enforcement operations.
• 2013-07-17 55 Establishment of IPR pilot areas reaped fruits with 55 state-directed pilot cities, 10 model cities, 14 pilot high-tech parks and 2 model parks.
• 2013-07-17 110,000,000 While implementing the Sunshine Campaign Regulating AV Markets, Quarter Campaign Regulating Cultural Markets and 100 Day Campaign Against Piracy in 2006, the Ministry of Culture and its local administrations dispatched 5,035,000 officers/times, checked 4,163,000 shops, seized 110,000,000 copies of illegal AV products and held two centralized destructions.
• 2013-07-17 2,658 In 2006, IPR tribunals at three-level people's courts in Beijing received a total of 2,651 cases at first instance and concluded 2,658, representing 37% and 41% increase respectively.
• 2013-07-17 430 An increasing number of IPR suits were lodged at courts in Henan last year.  The courts received 430 cases with claimed object value of 99.15 million RMB at first instance, a 26% growth over the previous year; 64 cases with claimed object value of 45.5 million RMB at second instance, a 24% growth.  Copyright and trademark cases had the highest rates at 30%.
• 2013-07-17 30 In 2006, Hong Kong Customs uncovered 30 copyright piracy cases, detained 75 suspects and HK$1.67 million worth of goods.
• 2013-07-17 48 Beijing Customs uncovered 2  Olympic symbols infringements,seizing 10 sets of forfeited Olympic souvenir coins and 48 forfeited T-shirts in two consecutive inspections recently.
• 2013-07-17 5,900 Chongqing cultural enforcement agency along with local police raided 3 wholesale traders and seized 5,900 pirated compact disks in a tavern in Shiqiaopu of Gaoxin District in a recent action.
• 2013-07-17 89,000 In 2006, administrations for industry and commerce in Ningxia checked 47,000 commercial establishments, closed down 11 counterfeit workshops, handled 2 trademark infringement cases and 2 cases of forging, manufacturing and selling others' registered trademarks without authorization,totaling 89,000 infringing trademark labels.
• 2013-07-17 200,183 As of February 2007, 200,183 patent applications had been filed from Beijing, making the city the 5th province or municipality with 200,000 patent applications.  Beijing also had climbed over the 100,000 plateau for patents granted with 101,750, ranking 6th in the nation.
• 2013-07-17 48 As of the end of 2006, Shanghai had 110,000 registered trademarks, 48 of which were China well-known marks determined by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
• 2013-07-17 183 China Brand Strategy Promotion Committee published the 2007 Evaluation List for Chinese Top Brand Products. 183 products of 16 industries are selected for the list.
• 2013-07-17 2,000 In 2006, the number of patent applications from Shanxi exceeded 2,000 for the first time.  The increase over the previous year was also the steepest in the past two decades and ranked first among the six mid-China provinces.
• 2013-07-17 1,000,000 As informed at Shaanxi Forum for International Marketing of Product Brands, the northwestern province is injecting more blood to support the development of export-oriented brands.  An individual brand may acquire the maximum of 500,000 RMB from government annually while an individual public project may garner 1,000,000 RMB.
• 2013-07-17 232 In 2006, all IPR enforcement authorities in Yantai, Shandong, provided 232 IPR consultations and brought 616 cases.  The local customs seized 600,000 RMB worth of goods in 25 IPR cases.
• 2013-07-17 1,823 The World Intellectual Property Organization recently published that it received 1,823 disputes over Internet domain names, a 25% hike over 2005.
• 2013-07-17 1,000 In the 11th five-year period, the current 62 classes of plants in the list for the protection of agricultural new varieties of plants are expected to expand to 100 and more.  Other goals include 1,000 applications filed annually, staff for examination, testing and go-between service  to be trained 1,000 person/times, administrators and administrative enforcement officers for variety right to be trained 10,000 person/times.
• 2013-07-17 3,879 As of the end of 2006, the Ministry of Agriculture had received cumulative 3,879 applications for variety rights and granted 899.
• 2013-07-17 23,494 In 2006, US companies filed 23,494 patent applications in China, a 15.2% rise over 2005.
• 2013-07-17 60,000 The German Patent and Trademark Office recently announced that it received 60,585 patent applications, a 0.6% increase over the previous year.
• 2013-07-17 3,800 From March 6 to 12, Beijing confiscated 13,300 pirated DVDs, 296 software discs and 3,800 books after checking 537 KTVs, discos and other entertainment establishments, 214 bookstores and AV shops, 205 Internet cafes, and 21 markets for publications.
• 2013-07-17 1,044 As of December 2006, China had received 1,044 applications for safety appraisal of transgenic bio-products and approved 777.
• 2013-07-17 14,056 In 2006, people's courts at all levels concluded 14,056 first-instance IPR civil cases with the total claimed objects of 2.71 billion RMB.  Among them, 5,751 were relating to copyright infringements, 2,378 to trademark, 3,227 to patent and 1,188 to unfair competition.
• 2013-07-17 Eighth Place WIPO indicated on March 15th that it accepted a record-high of 36,471 international trademark applications, an 8.6% increase over the previous year. Among which, the applications from German, France and US took the top three places, and China took the eighth place with 1,328 applications, 3.6% of the total.