2008年，四川省知識產權工作在省委、省政府領導下，一手抓抗震救災，一手抓工作發展，戰勝了“5.12”汶川特大地震帶來的影響，不斷提高知識產權創造、運用、保護和管理能力，全省知識產權工作繼續保持了良好發展勢頭。
一、專利、商標、版權、植物新品種、地理標志產品等知識產權的申請、授權、注冊量穩步增長
2008年，全省共申請專利24,335件，其中發明專利4098件，分別增長26.98%和20.32%；獲得授權13,369件，其中發明專利1086件，分別增長34.56%和31.64%。新申請商標注冊16,321件，商標注冊11,991件，新認定馳名商標41件。作品登記3101件，計算機軟件登記1108件。植物品種權申請總量達543件，獲得授權258件。14個產品獲得地理標志產品稱號。成都海關關區內企業新增知識產權海關備案5件。
二、加強知識產權行政執法與司法保護
全年全省共出動行政執法人員3萬余人次，檢查各類商業場所和市場20,390個，立案、受理、查處和破獲專利、商標、著作權等違法案件3150件，其中，涉外案件52件，移送司法機關追究刑事責任案件18件，抓獲犯罪嫌疑人305人；收繳和銷毀假冒商標標識44.87萬件，收繳各類盜版侵權制品和非法出版物394.4萬張（盤、冊）；抓獲違法犯罪嫌疑人435人，搗毀了一批窩點，打掉了一批犯罪團伙。各級檢察機關批準逮捕侵犯知識產權案件犯罪嫌疑人85人，提起公訴110人。全省法院共受理各類知識產權糾紛案件775件，審結案件632件，審結了一批在全省乃至全國有影響的案件。
三、加強知識產權宣傳培訓工作
全年全省共發放各類宣傳資料46.7萬余份，刊登（播出）四川省知識產權新聞3148篇次，制作專題、專版58個。開展國家級、省級重點培訓項目12個，全省知識產權局系統共舉辦各類培訓班、研討會、專題講座357場次，培訓黨政機關干部和企事業單位職工81,149人次。
四、積極發揮知識產權在抗震救災和災后恢復重建工作中的作用
“5.12”汶川特大地震后，四川省公安廳、四川省工商局、四川省質監局等部門聯合建立了維護救災和災后重建市場秩序的聯合應急機制，四川省知識產權局、四川省工商局聯合對大型批發市場進行了多次集中執法檢查。四川省知識產權局采取“六項措施”確保專利申請受理工作不間斷，與國家知識產權局知識產權出版社聯合制作了《抗震救災專利數據庫》，及時開通了專利申請“綠色通道”。四川省版權局制定了綿竹年畫等恢復重建規劃，啟動了抗震救災題材作品登記快速通道。四川省質監局積極爭取國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局對災區企業創中國名牌產品的政策支持。
五、完成《四川省知識產權戰略綱要》編制工作
2008年，四川省完成了《四川省知識產權戰略綱要》制定工作。省知識產權局、工商局、經委、科技廳、農業廳、質監局、藥監局、中醫藥局、發改委經濟信息中心、省知識產權研究會和省中醫藥科學院、成都中醫藥大學、成都地奧集團等13個單位共同完成了“四川省中藥行業知識產權戰略研究”，并通過原國家知戰辦、國家中醫藥局組織的專家驗收評審。
六、積極開展知識產權區域合作與對外交流工作
2008年，西部12省區市專利行政執法部門共同簽署了《西部12省區市專利行政執法協作協議》，四川省公安廳經偵總隊與中國外商投資企業協會優質品牌保護委員會簽署了“加強知識產權刑事保護合作備忘錄”。“2008年海峽兩岸商標研討會”、“海峽兩岸首屆版權研討會”和“傳統醫藥國際研討會”分別在成都召開。
Summary of Sichuan Provincial Intellectual Property Protection in 2008
In 2008, under the leadership of the Provincial Party Commission and the Provincial Government, Sichuan Intellectual Property work surmounted the difficulties from “5.12” Wenchuan Earthquake. While doing a good job of earthquake relief, we centered on improving the ability in creation, application, protection and management of intellectual property. In a word, Sichuan intellectual property work continued to maintain fast and healthy development.
I. Application, Grant and Registration for the Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Plant Varieties and Geographical Indication Show Steady Growth
The total applications for patent were 24,335, among them, 4,098 patents are application for invention, surpassing the previous year by 26.98% and 20.32% ; 13,369 were granted, including 1086 patents for invention, an increasing of 34.56% and 31.64% compared with that of last year. The number of application for trademark registration amounted to 16,321, of which 11,991 trademark registration were granted; 41 Chinese well-known trademarks were newly granted. 3,101 works and 1,108 soft-wares were registered in Sichuan; 543 plant varieties were applied, of which 258 were granted. 14 products in Sichuan were awarded a prize for geographical indication product. There were 5 new intellectual property cases in Chengdu Customs District.
II. Strengthen Intellectual Property Administrative Enforcement and Judicial Protection
In the whole year, 30,000 enforcement person-times were sent out, 20390 various markets and business spots were examined, 3150 cases of infringing intellectual property were accepted and heard , among them 52 cases concerning foreign countries and 18 cases were transferred to the judicial organ for criminal responsibility; 305 suspects were arrested. 3.944 million pirated and illegal publications and 448,700 counterfeit trademarks were captured and destroyed; 435 suspects were seized, a batch of gangs and criminals were punished, and lots of fake commodities and infringing reproductions were destroyed. 85 suspects who infringed the intellectual property were arrested and 110 persons were prosecuted by the Procuratorial organs of all levels; 775 intellectual property cases were accepted by the People’s Courts, of which 632 cases were concluded. A group of influential cases had been concluded.
III. Strengthen Intellectual Property Publicity and Training
This year, 467,000 pieces of publicity materials were handed out, 3,148 pieces of news about Sichuan intellectual property were broadcasted; 58 special editions were made; 12 national and provincial important training projects were finished and 357 various training classes, forums and lectures were held, in which 81149 persons from government and enterprises were trained.
IV. IPR Played an Active Role in the Earthquake Relief Work and after-calamity Construction
After “5.12”Wenchuan Earthquake happened, Sichuan Public Security Department, Sichuan Administration for Industry and Commerce, Sichuan Administration for Quality and Technical Supervision jointly established an emergency mechanism to protect the market order of earthquake relief and post-earthquake reconstruction. Sichuan Intellectual Property Administration and Sichuan Administration for Industry and Commerce carried out many centralized law enforcement inspections in some large scale wholesale markets. Sichuan Intellectual Property Administration and Intellectual Property Publishing House of State Intellectual Property Office jointly worked out the patent database of earthquake relief, opened the green channel for applying patents. Sichuan Copyright Administration made a reconstructing plan for the New Year Picture of Mianzhu and opened an express channel to register the earthquake relief works. Sichuan Administration of Quality and Technical Supervision actively tried to gain the policy support from General Administration of Quality and Technical Supervision.
V. The Compendium of Sichuan Intellectual Property Strategy was Formulated
The compendium of Sichuan Intellectual Property Strategy was formulated and the research of intellectual property strategy on Chinese traditional medicine was completed.
VI. Cooperation and Communication on Intellectual Property
In 2008, 12 patent administrative law enforcement departments jointly signed The Collaboration Agreement of Patent Administrative Enforcement in the Western 12 Provinces, Regions and Cities, the general corps of economic investigation in the provincial public security department and Quality Brand Protection Committee in China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment signed The Cooperation Memorandum of Strengthening the Intellectual Property Protection. Cross-strait Trademark Seminar in 2008, the First Copyright Seminar of Cross-strait and the International Seminar on Traditional Medicine were held respectively in Chengdu.
