2008年，四川省知识产权工作在省委、省政府领导下，一手抓抗震救灾，一手抓工作发展，战胜了“5.12”汶川特大地震带来的影响，不断提高知识产权创造、运用、保护和管理能力，全省知识产权工作继续保持了良好发展势头。
一、专利、商标、版权、植物新品种、地理标志产品等知识产权的申请、授权、注册量稳步增长
2008年，全省共申请专利24,335件，其中发明专利4098件，分别增长26.98%和20.32%；获得授权13,369件，其中发明专利1086件，分别增长34.56%和31.64%。新申请商标注册16,321件，商标注册11,991件，新认定驰名商标41件。作品登记3101件，计算机软件登记1108件。植物品种权申请总量达543件，获得授权258件。14个产品获得地理标志产品称号。成都海关关区内企业新增知识产权海关备案5件。
二、加强知识产权行政执法与司法保护
全年全省共出动行政执法人员3万余人次，检查各类商业场所和市场20,390个，立案、受理、查处和破获专利、商标、著作权等违法案件3150件，其中，涉外案件52件，移送司法机关追究刑事责任案件18件，抓获犯罪嫌疑人305人；收缴和销毁假冒商标标识44.87万件，收缴各类盗版侵权制品和非法出版物394.4万张（盘、册）；抓获违法犯罪嫌疑人435人，捣毁了一批窝点，打掉了一批犯罪团伙。各级检察机关批准逮捕侵犯知识产权案件犯罪嫌疑人85人，提起公诉110人。全省法院共受理各类知识产权纠纷案件775件，审结案件632件，审结了一批在全省乃至全国有影响的案件。
三、加强知识产权宣传培训工作
全年全省共发放各类宣传资料46.7万余份，刊登（播出）四川省知识产权新闻3148篇次，制作专题、专版58个。开展国家级、省级重点培训项目12个，全省知识产权局系统共举办各类培训班、研讨会、专题讲座357场次，培训党政机关干部和企事业单位职工81,149人次。
四、积极发挥知识产权在抗震救灾和灾后恢复重建工作中的作用
“5.12”汶川特大地震后，四川省公安厅、四川省工商局、四川省质监局等部门联合建立了维护救灾和灾后重建市场秩序的联合应急机制，四川省知识产权局、四川省工商局联合对大型批发市场进行了多次集中执法检查。四川省知识产权局采取“六项措施”确保专利申请受理工作不间断，与国家知识产权局知识产权出版社联合制作了《抗震救灾专利数据库》，及时开通了专利申请“绿色通道”。四川省版权局制定了绵竹年画等恢复重建规划，启动了抗震救灾题材作品登记快速通道。四川省质监局积极争取国家质量监督检验检疫总局对灾区企业创中国名牌产品的政策支持。
五、完成《四川省知识产权战略纲要》编制工作
2008年，四川省完成了《四川省知识产权战略纲要》制定工作。省知识产权局、工商局、经委、科技厅、农业厅、质监局、药监局、中医药局、发改委经济信息中心、省知识产权研究会和省中医药科学院、成都中医药大学、成都地奥集团等13个单位共同完成了“四川省中药行业知识产权战略研究”，并通过原国家知战办、国家中医药局组织的专家验收评审。
六、积极开展知识产权区域合作与对外交流工作
2008年，西部12省区市专利行政执法部门共同签署了《西部12省区市专利行政执法协作协议》，四川省公安厅经侦总队与中国外商投资企业协会优质品牌保护委员会签署了“加强知识产权刑事保护合作备忘录”。“2008年海峡两岸商标研讨会”、“海峡两岸首届版权研讨会”和“传统医药国际研讨会”分别在成都召开。
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.
