China is under pressure from IP owners and national governments to tackle IP crime. At a counterfeiting conference in Geneva, Zhang Qin, SIPO deputy director, told Emma Barraclough what the country is doing and how rights owners can help to protect their rights. He also explained why the government is not getting the credit it deserves for tackling infringement and why there needs to be a balance between competing interests in enforcement
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