Ministry of Commerce: Will increase all-round protection of intellectual property rights

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2019-02-13

Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said on the 31st that China's position on strengthening intellectual property protection is firm and consistent. We will take more effective measures to further strengthen the all-round protection of intellectual property rights in legislation, justice, administrative law enforcement and other aspects.

Gao Feng made the above remarks at a press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce on the same day. he said: in recent years, china has made great achievements in ipr protection. In terms of legislation, China has established an intellectual property legal system that conforms to international rules and China's national conditions. Through the formulation and revision of a number of laws and regulations, from different angles to provide strong legal protection of intellectual property protection.

In terms of justice, in recent years, China has set up intellectual property courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, intellectual property courts in 19 cities, and Internet courts in Beijing, Hangzhou and Guangzhou, which have effectively improved the professional level of intellectual property trials.

In terms of administrative law enforcement, the fight against intellectual property infringement and counterfeiting has been further strengthened. In view of some key areas, special actions such as "escort" and "thunder" actions to protect patent rights, and "sword net action" to crack down on network infringement and piracy have effectively protected the legitimate rights and interests of right holders at home and abroad.

Gao Feng said that it will further strengthen the all-round protection of intellectual property rights, improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review, introduce a punitive compensation system, significantly increase the cost of violations, and resolutely punish violations of intellectual property rights.

The protection of intellectual property rights is also one of the important contents of the draft foreign investment law. A few days ago, this draft has been reviewed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the second time and will be submitted to the Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress for deliberation. Foreign investment legislation can be described as entering the "fast lane".

"This will be an important step in China's transformation from commodity and factor flow opening to rules and other institutional opening, providing a solid legal guarantee for promoting a higher level of opening up to the outside world." The peak said.

He said that the Ministry of Commerce will continue to actively cooperate with the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to do a good job in legislative review and promote the early promulgation of this law. At the same time, we will work with relevant departments to study and formulate relevant supporting laws and regulations of the foreign investment law, implement the various systems established by this law, and create a more stable, transparent, predictable and fair competition environment for foreign investment.

(Source: Xinhua)

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