In 2023, public security organs opened and investigated 40,000 criminal cases of infringement of intellectual property rights and production and sale of counterfeit goods.

　　China News Service, February 3 (Xinhua) According to the website of the Ministry of Public Security, since 2023, public security agencies across the country have opened and investigated 40,000 criminal cases of infringement of intellectual property rights and the production and sale of counterfeit goods. They have resolutely curbed the frequent occurrence of such crimes and achieved significant results.

　　In accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, local public security agencies focused on driving innovation, severely cracked down on crimes such as counterfeit patents and infringement of trade secrets that infringed on scientific and technological innovation achievements, and organized the investigation of more than 150 cases related to the technical field to stimulate innovation and creativity with strict protection. Focus on public safety, severely crack down on crimes such as the production and sale of counterfeit fire-fighting equipment, gas equipment, electrical products, building materials, auto parts, etc., and carry out special crackdowns and rectifications with relevant departments to effectively resolve hidden risks. Focusing on cultural prosperity, we have cracked down on copyright infringement crimes, organized the investigation of more than 1,300 criminal cases involving pirated teaching aids, movies, and software, and effectively maintained the order of the copyright market. Focus on the business environment, severely crack down on corporate-related intellectual property crimes, and equally protect the legitimate rights and interests of various market entities such as state-owned and private enterprises, domestic and foreign capital, large, medium, small and micro companies in accordance with the law.

　　During the work, the Ministry of Public Security guided local public security agencies to focus on strengthening the "execution connection" and establish and improve working mechanisms such as clue notification, case transfer, information sharing, and professional support with administrative law enforcement departments to continuously improve collaboration efficiency and build a comprehensive protection pattern. Together with relevant departments, we jointly organized special actions to combat online infringement and piracy, such as "Jianwang", "Combating the Piracy and Spreading of Theater Movies", and "Youth Copyright Protection Season", and all 150 key cases jointly supervised and handled were solved. At the same time, local public security agencies continue to carry out research and visit activities to "benefit the people and enterprises" and explore measures to establish a new police-enterprise collaboration system. The Tianjin Public Security Bureau's "Intellectual Property Protection Mobile Police Station" and the Jiangsu Public Security Bureau's "Intellectual Property Protection Service Outpost" were awarded Comment on the “Second Batch of Typical Cases in Building a Powerful Country on Intellectual Property Rights”.

　　In the new year, the public security organs will firmly establish an overall national security concept and a people-centered development philosophy, further strengthen their responsibilities, work closely with each other, continue to promote special operations such as "Kunlun", and severely crack down on infringement and counterfeiting crimes in accordance with the law to serve Ensure high-quality development and make new and greater contributions.