MOFCOM releases trial measures on brand appraisement and protection Law enforcement pilot on agricultural plant variety starts SPC promulgates opinions on strengthening IPR trial New Interpretation Issued to Enhance Criminal Protection of IP MII releases codec technical standards with independent IPR The result of "2006 Top Ten IPR Protection Events in China" disclosed SAIC announces special symbols of GI products The National IPR Week 2007 opens SAIC further regulates trademark registration by natural person IPR Protection Forum 2007 opens Notice on time-honored brand ICH released 25.3 million pirated AV products destroyed in Yangzhou China to compile List of National Independent Innovation Products SIPO releases interim measures on enterprise patent communication SIPO releases list of IPR model units Representative inheritors of TCM released Nine Ministries hold joint conference to promote genuine software Premier Wen visits an ICH expo in China Millennium Monument IPR issue listed in the 2007 Working Outline of the State Council WCT and WPPT to come into force as of June 9     NCA, MPS and MII jointly combat Internet piracy Legislative Affairs Office held 3rd Int'l Symposium on Patent Law Modification Four ministries jointly standardize Internet printing China ratifies protocol amending WTO's TRIPS agreement SIPO: first report on Analysis of Non-service Invention Patent Applications published China issues first ever regulation on karaoke programming Zhang Qin attends national corporation IP conference China's central economic conference foresees tasks for 2008 China sets up reward system to fight piracy Appraisal conference of Tenth China Patent Awards held