China’s State Council convened a picturephone conference today on IP protection and enforcement in Beijing. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivered an important speech. Premier Wen emphasized that to construct innovation-oriented country and improve socialist market economy regime, it is a must to unswervingly protect IPRs.

　　Premier Wen pointed out that, with the advancement of reform and opening-up, China gradually established and perfected its IPR system. The country continually launched special campaigns on IP protection, constituted and implemented the outline of national IP strategy and developed international cooperation on IPR issues. As a result, China made notable progress in protecting IPRs, which aroused the innovation enthusiasm of the whole society. However, it must be clearly known that the IPR protection in China can not meet the requirements of in-depth reform and opening-up and the construction of innovation-oriented country. Besides, infringement and piracy and the manufacture and sales of counterfeiting goods in some regions and sectors are quite serious.

　　Wen Jiabao stressed that, China will persist in the guideline of creation encouragement, effective application, protection by law and scientific management, focusing on the special campaigns on the crackdown upon infringing IPRs and manufacturing and distributing fake commodities to thoroughly promote IPR protection work.

　　                                                                  By IP Channel of People's Daily Online