Beijing held an Olympic Intellectual Property Rights Protection forum Friday to call for more protection for Olympic-related designs including emblems and the Beijing 2008 mascot.
Officials from Beijing 2008 vowed to highlight the importance of protecting Olympic intellectual property rights.
The forum marked the second anniversary of the unveiling of Regulations on the Protection of the Olympic Marks, reports the China Daily, and since the implementation of the regulation 38 Olympic emblems have been registered.
The Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce has dealt with 144 violations and fined individuals in the amount of $101,000 (U.S.) in the past two years.
Officials say to protect Olympic intellectual property rights Beijing 2008 will continue promoting rights protection during several events ahead of the 2008 Games.
