IP statistics2011-05-03

Statistics in patent applications, data transmitted and infringement cases.


China arrests 3,170 suspects over IPR infringement2011-04-01

China arrested 3,170 suspects for violating intellectual property rights (IPR) laws in the past five months during a special crackdown on IPR infringement.


China's applications for trademarks top the world2011-03-07

Up to December 9, 2010, applications for trademark registration in China reached 8,213,000, among which 5,545,000 flings were registered.


Guangdong handles 145 infringement cases of Asian Games2010-11-25

According to the press conference reviewing IPR protection of Guangzhou Asian Games on October 26 in Guangzhou, in a bid to intensify IPR protection of Asian Games, Guangdong authorities handled cumulatively 145 infringement cases of Asian Games, the legitimate rights and interests of the Organizing Committee partners and sponsors for Asian Games were effectively safeguarded.


35,000 software registered copyrights2010-11-25

The number of copyright registrations for software in China keeps increasing after 3 years' successive growth.


25% of software installed in Australia pirated2010-11-24

According to a latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), a quarter of all installed software in Australia in 2009 was pirated.


Patent statistics2010-11-24

Total Applications for Three Kinds of Patents Received from Home and Abroad;Total Grants for Three kinds of Patents Received from Home and Abroad;Applications for Three kinds of Patents Received from home and Abroad (month);Domestic Applications for Patents


China heads for top spot in patent application2010-11-24

Patent experts are not surprised that China is poised to overtake the United States and Japan as the country with the most patent applications next year - a quarter of a century after the country set up its patents system.


Patent applications increased by 9.6%2010-11-24

According to the latest statistics issued by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), it has accepted 467,000 patent applications in the first half of 2010, representing an increase of 9.6%.


IP protection safeguards Expo2010-11-24

From January to June this year, the national administrations for industry and commerce, in accordance with the Regulation on the Protection of World Expo Logo Marks, seized 273 infringement cases with a total value of 2.43 million yuan, imposed 1.97 million yuan in fines, smashed 18,224 infringing goods and destructed 18,825 infringing logos.



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