1. Beijing

Pirate publishers busted

In conjunction with law enforcement officials from seven cities across the nation, the police of Haidian district recently cracked down on an online piracy ring and took in 15 suspects, the largest group it has arrested so far. Last December, the local police found an online search engine with more than 200 member websites that contained some 8,000 works taken from a domestically renowned literature portal without authorization. The founder of the search engine, surnamed Zheng, earned more than 10,000 yuan ($1,600) every month from advertising fees from member websites.

Xinhuanet.com

2. Gansu

Province fights infringement

In the next few months, the provincial government plans to carry out a special campaign to fight against intellectual property infringement. The crackdown will mainly focus on the fields of farm produce, traditional Chinese medicines and software. Inspections of cyber cafes as well as the entertainment and art markets will also be reinforced. It will also strengthen the enforcement capabilities of related government agencies, according to local officials.

Gansu Economic Daily Online

3. Zhejiang

Live tissue 3D printer debuts

China's first domestically developed 3D printer capable of printing out human tissues and other biomaterials was recently unveiled in the provincial capital Hangzhou. The developer, Hangzhou Dianzi University, callls the printer Regenovo and said it has successfully "printed" human ear cartilage and liver cells in smaller proportions by using biocompatible polymers, inorganic material, hydrogel and live cells as raw materials. Regenovo can be used to print out live cells, with a 90 percent survival rate.

china.com.cn

4. Shanghai

Fake DVDs seized

After three months of investigations, police recently uncovered the largest video piracy case in the city this year, arresting six suspects and seizing nearly 120,000 pirated DVDs in a hidden storehouse. The DVDs included movies, documentaries, TV dramas and animated films with a combined retail value of more than 6 million yuan. The suspects confessed to selling around 300,000 discs since July 2011 and generating 1 million yuan in illegal income.

Xinmin Evening News

5. Guangdong

HK, Guangdong talk IP

A meeting about intellectual property cooperation between Guangdong province and Hong Kong was held last week in Guangzhou. Both sides agreed to strengthen and expand cooperation. Peter Cheung, director of the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department, said at the meeting that IP trade between the two sides will be the focus next year. There will also be seminars and exchanges about IP commercialization to help "upgrade" industries.

China Science Daily

6. Hong Kong

Commercialization forum held

An international intellectual property commercialization conference recently kicked off in the special administrative region. This year's event mainly focused on how to better serve the growth of small and mid-sized companies and encourage industrial restructuring. The annual event aims to promote Hong Kong as a world-class IP commercialization center for the global market. It attracted a number of experts, scholars and IP agents from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, as well as Singapore, South Korea, Finland and the United States.

sipo.gov.cn

(China Daily 08/14/2013 page17)