IP protection bolstered as approvals rise

Official: Sound environment created for innovators, 43,500 cases solved

China's protection of intellectual property was strengthened last year as there was a rapid growth in IP applications, registrations and approvals, according to a white paper released on Friday.

The paper, issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said the country's efforts, capabilities and systems to protect IP rights and handle relevant lawsuits were all improved in 2022.

"A number of campaigns against infringements of patents, trademarks, copyrights, Olympic symbols and new varieties of plants were launched by government organs last year, and civil, administrative and criminal trials of IP-related cases were also further advanced," Zhang Zhicheng, spokesman for the administration, said at a news conference regarding the white paper on Friday.