The intellectual property chief and his associates were sentenced for false applications for patents defrauded more than 900,000 rewards

Over 200 false applications for patents defrauded more than 900,000 rewards, and the intellectual property chief and his associates were sentenced. The chief of an intellectual property unit made full use of the power he possessed. In five years, he worked with others to fabricate more than 200 patents, thereby defrauding government rewards totaling more than 900,000 yuan. On December 3, the People's Court of Shehong City, Sichuan heard the corruption and bribery case of defendant Guo Moumou, and the corruption case of defendant Chen Moumou, Wu Mouhua, and Wu Moudong. The court of first instance sentenced Guo Moumou to six years and eight months imprisonment, fined 400,000 yuan, and ordered him to refund the economic losses caused by corruption and recover his illegal income. It is reported that from October 2011 to the incident, Guo Moumou successively served as head of intellectual property stocks in the former Shehong County Science and Technology Bureau, Economic and Information Bureau, Market Supervision Bureau, and Shehong City Market Supervision Bureau, holds the responsibility of Shehong utility model patent award application, review, registration, nomination, publicity, and reporting. Guo Moumou found the "way to make money" with his duties in his hand. In addition to collaborating with others to defraud the government of special reward funds, he also accepted bribes totaling more than 250,000 yuan.

The court heard that Guo Moumou played a major role in the joint crime and constituted the crime of corruption and bribery. He was sentenced to six years and eight months imprisonment in the first instance, and was fined 400,000 yuan. The defendants Chen Moumou, Wu Moumou, and Wu Moujia played a secondary role in the joint crime, and were sentenced to probation ranging from two to four years, recovering illegal gains and fined.