The year 2012 was marked by major advances in intellectual property protection, said a senior official from the State Intellectual Property Office at a meeting on April 24 to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day.

The country has made great strides in terms of IP enforcement, corporate IP management as well as the development of a legal framework, said Wu Kai, director of SIPO's International Cooperation Department.

More than 30 representatives from foreign embassies, chambers of commerce, institutions and foreign-funded companies attended the briefing in Beijing.