IP Outreach Research > IP Use and Awareness
Reference
| Title: | Field Survey of Intellectual Property Rights Infringement in China |
| Author: | [Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry] |
| Source: | http://www.meti.go.jp/press/20060613005/press-release-english.pdf |
| Year: | 2006 |
Details
| Subject/Type: | IP Protection |
| Focus: | Economic / Financial Impact, Enforcement |
| Country/Territory: | China |
| Objective: | To assess the intellectual property rights climate in China faced by Japanese companies. |
| Sample: | 115 Japanese corporations that have gained ground or are doing business in China |
| Methodology: | Survey |
Main Findings
In 2004 and 2005, 75.7% of surveyed companies have suffered from infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in China (24.3% have not). 59.8% of those companies affected by IPR infringements reported that they had resorted to administrative, criminal or civil remedial procedures. Administrative procedures were by far the most used remedial strategy; companies only infrequently employed criminal and civil procedures.
The two top reasons given for not using remedial procedures were “inability to grasp the actual damage, thus unable to start procedures” and “no effect can be expected”. By far, most infringements concerned trademarks rights.
[Date Added: Jan 20, 2009 ]