Country honors top intellectual property figures

The list of China's most influential people in the intellectual property domain for the year 2012 was announced recently in Beijing.

Jointly created by the State Intellectual Property Office, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the National Copyright Administration, the annual program covers the fields of patents, trademarks and copyrights.

Candidates are from various sectors, ranging from customs, the police, courts and government agencies to the academic circle and the business community.