Knockoff Complaints Fall as Alibaba Applies Pressure
The 9th China IP International Annual Forum successfully held in Beijing
China Receives More Foreign Invention Patents Applications
The 2018 Alibaba Intellectual Property Protection Annual Report, the third of its kind released by the e-commerce giant, said Alibaba alerted police in 2018 to more than 1,600 cases of online sales of knockoffs amounting to at least 50,000 Yuan, meeting the threshold for criminal penalties. The report said 96% of the products that Alibaba took the initiative to remove from its online shopping portal Taobao on suspicion of intellectual property infringement were removed before any transactions took place. The number of removals decreased by 67% year-on-year, following a 29% decline in 2017. Intellectual property rights complaints from brand owners fell by 32% year-on-year. The number of products removed from Alibaba's online stores after consumer tips about suspected knockoffs dropped by 70% year-on-year. The report said 1.11 out of every 10,000 orders were suspected to be fake products, 26% below the previous year.
Transaction: /træn'zækʃ(ə)n; trɑːn-; -'sæk-/ n. 交易；事务；办理；会报，学报
The act of transacting within or between groups.
例句：They derived a benefit from that transaction.
On January 12th, the 9th China IP International Annual Forum and 2019 Annual Conference of In-House IP Managers in China was held successfully in Beijing. Hosted by China IP Magazine, the forum focused on “New Era, New Frame, New Balance”, discussing the new development of IP and Innovation of China’s enterprises in the new changing period. More than 800 people from government department, academia, IP agencies attended, and hundreds of companies' IP managers from China, United States, France, United Kingdom and Japan and other countries and regions also joined the forum.
On the evening of January 12th, the 2019 Awarding Ceremony & Gala Dinner announced several awards including “2018 Outstanding In-house IP Managers in China”“2018 Outstanding IP Service Teams in China”“2019 Most Recommended International IP Agencies”“2018 Outstanding IP Management Teams in China”and“2018 China IP Most Influential People”.
Meanwhile, during the ceremony, the“Sunshine IPers”Charity Fund initiated by China IP Magazine and The Beijing Sunshine Intellectual Property and Legal Development Foundation was officially announced to the public, aiming to assist IP practitioners suffering from serious diseases in China.
Academia: /,ækə'diːmɪə/ n. 学术界；学术生涯
The academic world
例句：The newcomers will have some of the most enviable jobs in academia.
Gala: /'gɑːlə; 'geɪlə/ n. 祝贺，庆祝；节日，特别娱乐 adj. 节日的，欢庆的；欢乐的
A gay festivity
例句：People always enjoy the lighted lanterns and the gala performances.
China saw rapid growth of invention patents applications from abroad in 2018, according to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on January 10. There were 148,000 foreign invention patents applications in China in 2018, rising 9.1% year on year. And the foreign trademark registration applications were 244,000, up 16.5%. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China ranked top in the number of foreign residents trademark registration applications in 2017, and second in the number of foreign resident invention patent applications. The number of applications for intellectual property rights (IPR) from foreign residents was the indicator of the country's IPR protection level and business environment, said Bi Nan, an official with the CNIPA. China provided an effective guarantee for the IPR of foreign enterprises in China, as well as boosting the technical exchange and cooperation.
Boost： /buːst/ vt. 促进；增加；支援；n. 推动；帮助；宣扬；
The act of giving hope or support to someone or an increase in cost
例句：It will also boost our exports of airplanes, machinery, technology and other products.
