4,415 foreign-related trademark violations handled by AICs in the first half of 2008
Le 13/01/2009
In the first half of this year, Administrations for Industry and Commerce (AIC) at all levels
nationwide handled 4,415 foreign-related trademark violations, increased by 900 cases or
25.60% compared to the same period of last year.
Among foreign-related trademark violations, trademark infringement and counterfeiting cases
keep the dominant position. In the first half, a total of 4,354 cases of counterfeiting
foreign-related trademarks were handled, increased by 888 cases or 25.62% compared to the
same period of last year, accounting for 98.62%. 61 cases of general trademark offense were
handled, increased by 24.49% compared to the same period of last year, accounting for 1.38%.
The top five regions where most foreign-related trademark violations were handled are
Zhejiang Province (1,250), Guangdong Province (1,166), Shanghai (784), Fujian Province
(504) and Beijing (229). The sum comes to 3,933, making up 89.08% of all foreign-related trademark violations nationwide.
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