STRIX Group led by Sales Director John Brodie, recently visited the Guangdong Patent Management Bureau (PMB) to thank them for their efficient handling of an injunction served on a manufacturer copying STRIX kettle controls, and to witness the demolition of the offending tools.

As confirmed by Mr You-Lou Yuan (Director of Legal department, Guangdong PMB), the People's Republic of China is determined to protect Intellectual Property Rights within the country. STRIX Group legal representatives also attended a similar "tooling destruction ceremony" at the Zhejiang PMB last week.

Successful action against the Shunden Chen Village counterfeits manufacturer shows that the Peoples Republic of China is willing to protect intellectual property rights. The assistance of an organisation such as the Guangdong PMB is a great help to STRIX who are determined to continue their campaign against unscrupulous companies copying their controls and infringing their patents. These counterfeit controls do not meet approval standards making them UNSAFE as well as ILLEGAL.

The STRIX case was used by the Guangdong PMB at the Patent Expo held in Beijing in April which was visited by the Peoples Republic of China's president Zhiang Zermin and was also reported by the China Intellectual Property News. More information on STRIX Copyists Campaign can be found on their website http://www.strix.com.