BEIJING Cheap NHL Throwback Jerseys , Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Judge Yang Liping's office isstacked with files, and she even has a supermarket trolley forclerks to bring new dossiers.
She works in the fifth civilian court of Haidian district courtin Beijing. The court handles intellectual property rights (IPR)disputes.
"There are just too many cases and no choice. We often have towork overtime," she said.
"In the first half year, the court handled 6,072 IPR-relatedcases, almost the total amount for last year," said Yang Dejia Cheap Custom NHL Jerseys ,chief of the IPR court. "The IPR court has 25 staff, of which thereare nine judges, but our workload continues to balloon. We are busybecause Haidian has thousands of hi-tech and Internetcompanies."
Increased awareness of IPR protection has led many to resort tolegal means to safeguard their rights. In 2002, there were only 100cases, but the number has exploded in the last decade.
"China has stepped up protection of IPR in recent years, becauseit is a necessity for the creative economy, particularly ininnovative areas like Haidian Cheap Athentic NHL Jerseys ," Yang Dejia said.
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, thetransaction volume of technical contracts in China was 1.1 trillionyuan (about 175 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, beating the1-trillion yuan mark for the first time.
Eighty percent of transactions occurred in fields such aselectronic information, advanced manufacturing, new energy,environmental protection and bio-medical industries.
"Intellectual property creates more value now than ever inChina. It is a key driving force to the brand-building of Chinesecompanies," said Shen Changyu Cheap NHL Jerseys Wholesale , director of State IntellectualProperty Office (SIPO) last week at a meeting.
China's invention patent ownership is expected to increase from6.3 per 10,000 people in 2015 to 12 per 10,000 in 2020, accordingto a plan on intellectual property during the 13th Five-Year Plan(2016-2020), made by the State Council.
Intellectual property royalties earned abroad are expected torise from 4.44 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 to 10 billion U.S.dollars in 2020, according to the plan.
In 2016, Chinese courts handled 152 Cheap NHL Jerseys From China ,072 IPR cases, up 16.8percent year on year. Over 3,700 people were arrested and 7,000were prosecuted, according to a white paper on IPR protection.
"Legal channels have been made more accessible, and publicawareness has increased on IPR protection," said Zhang Gong Cheap NHL Jerseys China , deputydirector of Haidian district court.
Roger Tu, senior vice president of MiiCs & Partners (FarEast), an IP consulting firm, said a crackdown on infringement, andhigher penalties had created a healthy climate. The company'sbusiness has increased by 20 percent every year in China.