BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's procuratorial work on intellectual property (IP) has been steadily advanced in recent years, with the level of professionalism effectively improved, according to a Supreme People's Procuratorate report delivered Tuesday.
The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee heard the work report at an ongoing session, which runs from Monday through Friday.
The statistics showed that from January 2021 to September 2026, procuratorial organs nationwide handled a total of 134,000 IP cases, including 118,000 criminal cases, 7,514 civil cases, 5,393 administrative cases and 2,864 public-interest litigation cases.
During this period, procuratorial organs prosecuted 873 people for crimes including infringement of trade secrets and patent counterfeiting, and handled 1,062 civil and administrative litigation supervision cases involving patents, technical secrets, new plant varieties and integrated circuit layout designs.
Data IP protection has been strengthened in accordance with the law, and 24,000 people were prosecuted for crimes infringing data security in fields such as artificial intelligence and e-commerce.
The report showed that procuratorial organs approved the arrest of 36,000 people and initiated public prosecution against 96,000 people to punish IP crimes from January 2021 to September 2026.
Procuratorial organs strengthened foreign-related IP procuratorial work in accordance with the law, prosecuting 9,539 people for foreign-related IP infringement crimes, according to the report.
It said that procuratorial authorities reinforced judicial protection of China's overseas interests, enhanced procuratorial support for domestic enterprises expanding into overseas markets, and helped them respond to IP disputes abroad.
They also deepened the communication and exchanges with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Trademark Association (INTA), serving the country's deep participation in global IP governance, said the report. ■
