Procuratorates to strengthen IP protection

Efforts focus on emerging industries, new mechanisms to support innovation

Procuratorial authorities will strengthen the legal protection of intellectual property rights and promote the construction of an integrated protection framework for intellectual property, a senior prosecutor said at a news conference on Thursday, one day before World Intellectual Property Day.

Gong Ming, deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said they will focus on strengthening the judicial protection of IPR in newly emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, green energy, and information and communication technology.

Offenders will be strictly punished, and expedited legal processes will be adopted to prevent harm to the legitimate rights and interests of rights holders, he said.