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The China Patent Awards has been successfully granted to 1,338 patents in 12 sessions during the past 21 years

Since a national special campaign against IPR infringement and counterfeiting and piracy was launched in October 2010.

Patent quality -the number of valid patents - is the key to maintaining intellectual property (IP) research and production advantages.

SIPO logged its filing meter at 1.222 million, marking the first one million filings accepted by the Chinese patent authority within a single calendar year in 2010.

According to SIPO Deputy Commissioner Bao Hong, at a news conference in Beijing on January 12.

On December 27, 2010, a national rally to honor model institutions and individuals that contributed to the successful hosting of the Shanghai World Expo was held in Beijing.

An industry-based coalition said it warmly welcomed China's six-month nationwide intellectual property (IP) enforcement operation between October 2010 and March 2011.

Huawei Technologies Co, China's top telecommunications equipment maker, aims to continue building on its strength for innovation and expanding cooperation with worldwide patent holders.

Lawsuits involving Chinese companies in intellectual property rights (IPR) are expected to rise significantly as cross-border trade accelerates and more patents are filed by Chinese companies.

In a bid to facilitate the Cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation, the mainland would make rules of appellations of origins for certain aquatic products of Taiwan, the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said recently.