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1、2023ProcuratorialWhitePaperonIntellectualPropertyinShanghaiReleasedbyShanghaiPeople,sProcuratorateAstheintellectualproperty(hereinafterreferredtoastheTP)isakeyelementofthenewqualityproductiveforces,theIPprotectionmustbestrengthenedindevelopmentofsuchforces.Atpresent,Shanghaiiswitnessingaccelerationo
2、fconstructionofaninternationalcenterfortechnologyandinnovationaswellasbuildingoftheIPprotectionhighlandandthatofaninternationalIPcentralcity.Theprocuratoratewillperformthehigh-qualityandhigh-efficiencyprocuratorialfunctionstoenablenewachievementsinIPprotectionsothatinnovativevigorcanbemotivatedandan
3、innovativeenvironmentcanbecreated.Today(April23),ShanghaiPeoplesProcuratorateholdsapressconferencetoreleasethe2023ProciiratoraiWhitePaperonIntellectualPropertyinShanghaiintheChineseandEnglishversion.Basedonananalysisofthecriminal,civil,administrative,public-interestIPlitigationcaseshandledbythepropc
4、uratoratesinShanghaiin2023,westudynewchangesandtrendsoccurredintheIPdevelopmentandprotectiontosuggestcounter-measuresandrecommendationsonconsolidationofthecomprehensivejudicialIPprotectionwithaviewtoprovidingsubstantiallyoptimizedincomparisonwith2022.ComprehensiveexaminationoftheIPcaseswasstrengthen
5、ed,leadingtoprosecutionof20personsonsuspicionoftheIPinfringementinothercriminalcases.Intermsoftheeffectivejudgmentsrenderedbythecourt,thosewhoweresentencedtominimumthree-yearfixed-termimprisonmentaccountedfor43.9%,indicatingstrengtheningoftheproperty-relatedpenalty.2. SignificantchangesintheIP-infri
6、ngementcriminalstructure.Firstly,althoughthenumberofthetrademarkinfringementcasesstillrankedthetopincriminalcases,itsproportionfurtherdroppedto88.8%.Amongotherthings,therewere873casesofsellingcommoditywithcounterfeitregisteredtrademarksinvolving1,579perpetrators,rankingthetopinvarioustrademark-infri
7、ngementcharges.Therewerealso298casesofcounterfeitingregisteredtrademarksinvolving744perpetratorsand45casesofillegalmanufactureandsalesofillegallyproducedregisteredtrademarksandlogosinvolving124perpetratorsSecondly,thequantityrelativeratioofthecopyright-infringementcasesroseunanimously,accountingfor9
8、.4%from5.3%in2022incriminalcases.Amongotherthings,therewere105casesofcopyrightinfringementinvolving261perpetrators,thenumberofwhichroseby1.8timesincomparisonwith2022.Therewere24casesofsalesofpiratecopiesinvolving46perpetrators,thenumberofwhichrosebyfivetimesincomparisonwith2022.Thirdly,casesofinfrin
9、gementofbusinesssecretswereontherise,accountingfor1.8%incriminalcases.Therewere24casesofinfringementofbusinesssecretsinvolving56perpetrators,thenumberofwhichroseby60%incomparisonwith2022.ThefirstcaseofillegalspyingandprovisionofbusinesssecretsforoverseasorganizationswashandledinShanghaiasofimplement
10、ationoftheAmendments(XI)totheCriminal1.aw.Changesinthecriminalstructurewerecausedby,ononehand,frequentoccurrenceofnew-typecasessuchasthecopyrightandthebusinesssecretinfringementresultedfromincreasingdevelopmentintheneweconomyandhightechnology;ontheotherhand,improvementinthejudicialorganspowerfullypr
11、ofessionalcapabilitiesofcrackingandhandlingofcasesaswellasgradualmanifestationofachievementsintheservicesforscienceandtechnologyinnovationcentersandtheculturalprosperityandinnovation.3. Deeperfulfillmentofthelegalsupervisionofthecriminalproceedings.Pre-interventioninthefrontendofhardcaseswasfullyimp
12、lementedaimingatthefeaturesoftheIP-infringementcriminalcases,i.e.easilyperishableevidenceandtimelinessofevidencecollection.Relyingonmechanismsincludingtheofficeofinvestigationsupervisionandcollaboration,wesupervisedregistrationof283casesaswellaspursuitandprosecutionof213perpetrators,72ofwhomweresent
13、encedtominimumthree-yearfixed-termimprisonment.Transferof52casesonsuspicionoftheIPinfringementtothepolicebytheadministrativeauthoritieswassuggested.50ofwhichwasregisteredforinvestigation.Twocriminalcaseswereprotested.Judgmentagainstoneofthemwasamended.4. Solidprogressesweremadeincivilandadministrati
14、veIPsupervisionandtheIPpublic-interestlitigationwassteadilyexpanded.Therewere28civilsupervisioncasesincludingtwocaseswhereprocuratorialsuggestionsonarelrialweremadeand15caseswhereprocuratorialsuggestionsonrectificationofviolationofthelawweremade.Moreover,thereweretwocasesinvolvingSUPerViSiOnofnon-li
15、tigationadministrativeenforcementwhereprocuratorialsuggestionsonrectificationofviolationofthelawwerebothmade.Inaddition,therewere17IPpublic-interestlitigationcasesincluding11civilcasesandsixadministrativeones.Pre-Iitigationprocuratorialsuggestionsweremadeinfivecaseswheretheadministrativeauthoritiesh
16、avealltakenrectificationmeasuresandperformeddutiesinaccordancewiththelaw.5. ComprehensiveperformanceofprocuratorialfunctionsintheIPrealmwasfullydeepened,featuringincreasinglydiversemeans.Thecomprehensiveprocuratorialfunctionswereperformedinhandlingof129casesbytheprocuratoratesinShanghai,including115casesreverselytransferredtoadministrativeauthoritiesforpunishmentafternolleprosequi,11casesofincidentalcivilactions,twoprosecution-supportedcasesandtwocasesofpublic-interestadmin