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ARTICLE · 21 APRIL 2025

China Strengthens IP Protection To Drive Innovation And Development

China's judicial protection of intellectual property rights has been further strengthened, contributing to serving its innovation-driven development and promoting new quality productive forces, according to annual work reports.

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China's judicial protection of intellectual property rights has been further strengthened, contributing to serving its innovation-driven development and promoting new quality productive forces, according to annual work reports.

The reports of the SPC and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) were submitted to the ongoing third session of the 14th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for review on Saturday.

Last year, 21,000 individuals were prosecuted for infringing upon trademarks, patents, copyrights and business secrets, the SPP showed in its report, adding that the legal effort to advance the development of emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine was increased.

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