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On May 8, 2008 a press release from the International Sports Movement was available at Sports Features Communications.  The following is excerpted from that release:

Beijing Intellectual Property Working Conference and the Information Office of the Municipal Government jointly held a press conference on IPR protection 2007 at the Beijing Olympics Press Center.

Principals from the municipal IP Office, Press and Publication Administration, Administration for Industry and Commerce, High People?s Court, Customs and Cultural Enforcement Team presented at the annual event. 

By employing multiple tools in policies, government guidance and coordination, the municipality elevated the public?s awareness of IPR, fine-tuned its administration system and upgraded its promotion and protection standard, vaulting IPR protection in the nation?s capital to another height. 

Intellectual property filing activity across the board registered another record high year in 2007.  Patent applications exceeded 30,000 for the first time, racing to 31,680, up 19.3%.  Invention applications mounted to 18,763 (59.2% of all patent applications), ranking No.1 in the nation.  Trademark applications reached 51,383 while 14,893 trademarks were registered.  There were 295 newly added citywide effective famous marks, 99 marks with the title Beijing famous brand, 61 with China famous brand and 57 with China well-known marks. In terms of copyright, 110,573 works registered voluntarily and 3,334 software works registered, both ranking No.1 in the nation.  Copyright registrations were also proceeded for medal design, ticketing service label, torch design and torch relay slogan of the Beijing 2008 Olympics as well as icons of the Paralympics. 

The press conference is the fifth time the municipal government releases complete information of its IPR protection efforts to the public in the city.

Read the full release here.