BEIJING, March 18 -- A total of 87,000 cases related to infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) were cleaned up during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), according to the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).

The office also announced that 322,000 cases related to other business infringements, including confidentiality, counterfeiting, and trademark rights, were dealt with.

Shen Changyu, head of the SIPO, said establishment of IPR protection centers will be accelerated this year to facilitate the handling of IPR cases.