Heilongjiang to combat online IPR violation

It is learnt from competent authority that Heilongjiang Province will join hands with other authorities to launch campaign on fighting against IPR violation and the manufacture and trafficking of fake and shoddy commodities in Internet sector.

The main products to be investigated pending this campaign are books, AV products, electronic appliances, garment, cosmetic, food, medicine and baby products. Competent authorities determine to ferret out a pile of cases involving IPR violation and the manufacture and trafficking of fake and shoddy products in online shopping area and exposed a group of illegal businesses.

The campaign intends to enhance supervision over the transactors online, requires online dealers not to violate others’ trademark rights and enterprises’ exclusive rights of their names and not to falsely advertise the trademarks, places of origin and producers of the commodities they deal with. Besides, the campaign also asks online commodity dealers and service providers to explain the main information of products including the names, quantity and quality to consumers in advance.