China to Step up IPR Trials to Stimulate Innovation

2017/03/14

China will step up the trials of intellectual property rights (IPR) cases this year to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said on March 12.
In 2016, China improved IPR protection rules by making judiciary interpretations on the trials of certain kinds of cases, including patent right cases, according to the report delivered by Chief Justice Zhou Qiang to the National People's Congress.
Last year, 29 provincial-level regions set up information sharing platforms for law enforcement and criminal justice to crack down on IPR infringement and fake products.
This year, the SPP will prioritize the punishment of IPR-related criminal cases, among others, the report said.

Source: SIPO