China Trademark Law: stopping infringing goods at the border

Since 1994, the China customs authority has been vigilant in its commitment to enforcing intellectual property rights. Statistics show that, by 2010, its efforts to seize infringing goods had led to approximately 120,000 cases, with a seizure value of RMB2.4 billion ($386 million). More recently, in 2011 and 2012, the amount of infringing merchandise detained by customs totalled around RMB190 million, mainly consisting of goods due for export.