The EU-China cooperation project on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights held a closing ceremony Friday, commemorating the successful completion of over 200 technical assistance and training activities across China.
The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Project Phase II (IPR2), which was launched in 2007 by the European Union and the Chinese government with 1.6 billion euros in joint funding.
IPR2 aimed at improving the reliability, efficiency and accessibility of the Intellectual Property protection system in China, toward establishing a sustainable environment of Intellectual Property Right enforcement in China.
The project is a partnership between the European Union and China on the protection of intellectual property rights in China (2007-2011).