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Strengthening Olympic intellectual property right (IPR) protection will be a key part of "We are fighting a decisive battle in 2007 to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games," said Wang Lijun, deputy director of the Wang made the remarks during the ongoing IPR Week 2007, which was launched last Friday in "To stamp out Olympic IPR infringements, we will focus on protecting Olympic trademarks, copyright and patents," Wang said. A major element of the campaign is to boost public awareness of the protection of Olympic logos and images. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce are working on an incentive system to reward city residents who report Olympic symbol infringements to the government. The system will be released in the second quarter of this year and will target street vendors and small markets that illegally hawk products carrying the Olympic symbols. The municipal government also aims to improve public awareness of the The center opened last June. It deals with IPR infringement complaints and ensures they are passed to the appropriate government departments. It is one of 50 IPR centers across Wang said The Beijing Municipal Copyright Bureau is also working on an electronic system to monitor online infringement of Olympic video and audio products. ( |
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