On April 1, 2012, Jiangsu Provincial IP Office convened a press conference on IP safeguarding campaign in IP sectors across the province in Nanjing. The special campaign was to deeply carry out the State Council’s deployment on fighting against IP infringement and fully fulfill the spirits of national IPO director meeting and national IP enforcement work conference. The special campaign was also a continuity of the Special Campaign against IP Infringement and the Manufacture and Distribution of Shoddy Commodities. 

The main places to be rectified in this campaign are commodity distribution places including scaled markets, supermarkets, trade markets and commercial blocks and main products (commodities) to be inspected are related to strategic emerging industries comprising new energy, new materials, new medicine, energy saving and environmental protection, high-end equipment manufacturing and smart grid. Products are all involved in the campaign including textile and garment, light industry, building materials and metallurgy, food, medicine, medical equipment, mechanical parts and electronic components. 

The purpose to effectively conduct IP safeguarding campaign is to normalize patent administrative enforcement work, form a new pattern in actively handling cases, normally dealing with cases and collaborating in handling cases, escort innovators and patent holders, protect strategic emerging industries and key projects and create a good social atmosphere of respecting and protecting IP in Jiangsu Province. 

Vice Director of Jiangsu Provincial IP Office Huang Zhizhen disclosed the aim, key work, task, requirements, concrete measures and agenda of the special campaign. [Chinese version is available on China Daily]

(Source: IPR in China)