Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China, meets with a delegation led by Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, in Beijing on Nov 5.
Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, met with a delegation led by Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in Beijing on Nov 5.
Ying welcomed Tang and his delegation, and thanked WIPO for its attention to and support for China's judicial protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Noting that China attaches great importance to IPR protection, he said the country is advancing the efforts to build an IPR power, strengthen legal protection for IPR, and improve the innovation and business environment, paving the way for IPR development with Chinese characteristics.
As an active builder, important contributor and staunch defender of the international IPR system, China has consistently placed importance on pragmatic cooperation with WIPO since joining the organization in 1980, Ying said. China firmly safeguards the multilateral IPR system and contributes Chinese wisdom and solutions to fostering an international environment conducive to innovation-driven development, he added.
Ying briefed the delegation on the IPR judicial protection work of Chinese prosecutorial organs. Chinese procuratorates are State organs for legal supervision and judicial organs responsible for ensuring the unified and correct implementation of national laws, shouldering important responsibilities in IPR protection, he said.
He added that they leverage the four major prosecutorial functions covering criminal, civil, administrative and public interest litigation, punish all types of IPR infringement crimes in accordance with the law, continuously strengthen IPR-related prosecutorial supervision, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of rights holders on an equal basis in accordance with the law. A total of 83,000 IPR-related cases of various types were handled between 2023 and 2025, he noted.
Ying also stressed that Chinese prosecutorial organs will further enhance communication and cooperation with WIPO to jointly advance the global IPR governance system toward greater fairness and rationality for the benefit of all humanity.
For his part, Tang said China's historic achievements and progress in IPR work have set an example for global IPR development, highlighting the significant role of Chinese prosecutorial organs in judicial protection of IPR. He added that WIPO stands ready to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China's SPP and expand collaboration in IPR infringement crackdowns, judicial experience sharing, and personnel exchange and training, so as to jointly promote the development of the global IPR ecosystem through the rule of law.
Ying Yong and Daren Tang jointly sign a memorandum of understanding on strengthening exchanges and cooperation between the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Following the meeting, Ying and Tang jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening exchanges and cooperation between China's SPP and WIPO.
Shi Weizhong, Deputy Prosecutor General of the SPP of China, and WIPO Deputy Directors General Shen Changyu and Mzukisi Qobo attended the meeting.
