59,222 suspects seized in IPR campaign
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As many as 59,222 people suspected of intellectual property rights infringement were seized by Chinese police in 2013, the Ministry of Public Security said yesterday.
They were involved in 55,180 cases with an estimated value of 173 billion yuan (US$28 billion), ministry official Gao Feng told a press conference.
More than 90 million tons of counterfeit and substandard goods were confiscated, and 1,260 criminal networks smashed.
During a special campaign against online sales of fake drugs, a record 300 million pills worth 2.2 billion yuan were seized by police.
Gao also said police officers had cooperated on IPR with Interpol, the World Customs Organization and law enforcement authorities from various countries, including the United States, Britain and France.
Last May, the ministry and the US Department of Homeland Security busted a fake stimulant drugs trafficking gang, capturing eight suspects, he said.
The ministry also took part in Interpol’s Operation Hurricane against counterfeiting and trafficking last year, helping to resolve 2,914 cases.
Gao promised a stern crackdown on counterfeiting during the Spring Festival, the Chinese lunar new year, and the whole of 2014.
China also authorizes another nine administrative organizations, including the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, to take action against copyright piracy, Gao told reporters.
Gao said that China will work out a sound system this year to coordinate the work of the ministry and the nine organizations.
The country will also try to publicize information concerning authorities’ handling of IPR infringement cases this year, Chai Haitao, deputy head of a central office set up for nationwide operations against IPR infringement and counterfeiting, said at yesterday’s press conference.
Administrative authorities currently only inform persons directly concerned with IPR infringement cases of the investigation results, without telling them how the results were reached unless such information is requested.
The move will promote more scientific and fair law enforcement in this regard and help people supervise law enforcement authorities, Chai told reporters.
China registers an average of about 200,000 administrative punishment cases concerning IPR infringement each year, according to Chai.
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