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Beijing, Dec 9 (IANS) China has called for international cooperation in a pro-active and constructive manner in creating a favourable global environment for intellectual property (IP) protection.

The call for international cooperation was made by Tian Lipu, commissioner of China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Thursday while attending the Britain-China IP Symposium, the first of its kind held between the two countries, Xinhua reported Friday.

Stating that the symposium provided a platform for the two countries to promote mutual understanding, Tian called for further cooperation between the two countries in intellectual property protection.

Noting that some of the media coverage on China in this field was marred by distortion, Tian said that China, as a country with a short history of IP enforcement, has done a lot of work in the field.

If the IP protection had been so inadequate in the country, the official said, “I could hardly imagine that any foreign companies would be willing to file their patent applications and make investment and technology transfer in China.”

In fact, the implementation of IP system has brought tangible profits to companies of different countries. They not only profit from royalty fees for patent, trademark and copyright, but also obtain enormous additional profits from branding and technology added value by producing in China and exporting back to their home countries, he said.

Tian admitted that China still had a long way to go in terms of IP protection.