MOFCOM: 160,000 IPR infringement cases investigated in five years

March 4, 2008

In accordance with the figures released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), China has investigated more than 160,000 intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement cases of various kinds between 2003 to 2007. In the last five years, the ministry coordinated related departments to launch special campaigns on IPR protection, implemented the project of IPR Protection Network Construction, and set up 50 tip-off centers for IPR protection across the country. Of the 160,000 investigated IPR infringement cases, more than 8,400 were put into legal procedures and more than 7,300 were concluded.