Chinese authorities have launched a large-scale campaign to combat counterfeiting and reported an increase in the number of detected violations.
China has intensified its nationwide campaign against counterfeit and pirated goods, the country's top market regulator said on Friday, unveiling a sweeping enforcement record.
The move also came as the country seeks to bolster intellectual property right protection and underpin its drive toward innovation.
The State Administration for Market Regulation released its annual report on combating IPR infringement and counterfeiting ahead of the 26th World Intellectual Property Day.
According to the report, China handled 12,800 cases of piracy and infringement in physical markets last year, while customs officials seized 282,000 batches of suspected infringing imports and exports, totaling about 400 million items.
Market regulators investigated 218,900 cases involving trademark violations and patent counterfeiting, and for a fifth consecutive year carried out coordinated nationwide destruction campaigns targeting fake and substandard goods.
Source: China Daily
