Counterfeit products exported to Macau, Hong Kong

Gongbei Port, Zhuhai

Gongbei Port, Zhuhai

Last Monday, the Guangdong Intellectual Property Office (GDIPO) presented its annual report regarding the province’s protection of intellectual property. The report says that over 697,000 counterfeit products were exported to Macau and Hong Kong from mainland provinces, according to an article by Macau Daily News.
The report mentions that the most serious case in relation to either SAR took place at Nansha port, Guangzhou, during last December: in total, 61,176 cosmetic products tagged with “Pond’s” and “Unilever联合利华” by a Guangzhou company were intercepted before being exported.
According to the report, Guangdong province alone accounted for 20 percent of all cases brought before the law in China regarding the protection of intellectual property, with a total of 24,000 cases forwarded to the court. Moreover, the report also disclosed that a liaison system has been established between the three regional customs departments to aid in identifying the import and export of goods that may infringe intellectual property laws.
The report further acknowledges the benefits of a cooperation agreement signed with Hong Kong regarding the protection of intellectual property.

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