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  In 2006, Guangdong ranked in the top five in China in the number of notices for alleged Internet infringement sent by a recording industry group.

Industry commended Guangdong authorities for taking action in some cases, but awaited action on other sites that had been the subject of complaints.

Trademark owners are increasingly concerned about use of the Internet, in connection with express delivery services, for direct marketing of counterfeit products to foreign consumers. 

Universities. Right holders have expressed concern regarding a lack of transparency in the process of inspection and punishment decisions against university textbook centers.

Jiangsu Province is another large-scale manufacturing center in China. Jiangsu has been recognized for innovative and proactive IPR protection and enforcement efforts, including promulgation of local regulations and policies, and engagement with domestic and foreign institutions on IPR training and cooperation. In early 2007, Jiangsu officially entered into a cooperative IPR program with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Despite high-level attention to IPR issues, industry reports local level discrepancies in IPR enforcement efforts with respect to case transfer practices, trade secret protection, and seized good valuations. As in many other Chinese provinces, Jiangsu IPR enforcement efforts continue to focus on administrative remedies, resulting in fewer criminal referrals.

Hot spots. According to industry reports:

 IP infringers are moving their operations to the less-developed northern part of Jiangsu province to escape raids and other IPR enforcement activities.

The southern Jiangsu city of Wuxi is particularly associated with the manufacture of counterfeit auto parts.

In 2006, Jiangsu was home to the largest share of China's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) receiving cease and desist notices for alleged Internet infringement by a recording industry group. The northern city of Yancheng has been referred to as the "home of pirate servers." </ul>

Administrative enforcement. In 2006, Jiangsu Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC) reportedly handled 1,543 trademark cases.

<ul> <li>The Nanjing IPR Complaint Center reported that it handles mostly administrative cases but reported transferring one case to the PSB in 2007, which resulted in a 10 year prison term and a RMB 100,000 fine.</li>

<li>Nanjing Customs reportedly investigated 92 cases of suspected IP infringement in 2006.</li>

<li>Nanjing issued a rule that reverts the burden of proof in administrative copyright cases to the suspect to prove that the source of seized goods is legitimate.</li>

<li>The Nanjing Copyright Bureau has also enlisted local computer repair shops to refuse to service computers that contain pirated software.</li>

<li>Jiangsu IP administrative authorities report actively participating in the Yangtze River Delta Protection Network to coordinate with other administrative and enforcement officials on cases where right holders and infringers are located in different provinces.</li> </ul>