China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases National Plan to Combat Intellectual Property Infringement

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The National Law Review reports..

On June 5, 2020 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which regulates market competition, monopolies, intellectual property, and drug safety, released a national plan to combat intellectual property infringement.  The plan is officially entitled “Key Points of the National Work to Crack Down on Intellectual Property Infringement and the Production and Sale of Counterfeit and Inferior Commodities in 2020.”  The plan lists 35 points in 6 areas covering trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret protection and makes special emphasis to protect the intellectual property of foreign-invested enterprises.

I. Deepen governance and product supervision in key areas

1. Strengthen the treatment of online infringement and counterfeiting. Strengthen the supervision of the online market, focusing on consumer goods such as clothing, shoes and hats, maternity and child supplies, elderly products, household appliances, consumer electronics, auto parts, digital products, decorative materials, food, cosmetics, etc.  Crack down on online sales of infringing and counterfeit goods, false advertisements, false publicity, and fraudulent transactions.Further promote the investigation and handling of product quality violation cases in the field of e-commerce, and increase spot checks and crackdowns during key periods.

2. Carry out market governance in rural areas. Strengthen the enforcement against counterfeit and shoddy commodities in rural areas, with a specific emphasis on agricultural products.  Crack down on the production and sale of fake and inferior seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural films, agricultural machinery and their accessories, etc.

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