The statistics shows that in 2012, intellectual property authorities in China accepted and heard a total of 2,510 patent disputes, with a year-on-year increase of 70% or 919 cases, 2232 cases of which were patent infringement disputes, with a year-on-year increase of 77.5% or 946 cases, and 278 cases of which were other patent disputes, with a year-on-year increase of 929.6% or 251 cases; 6512 false patent marking cases were investigated and handled, with a year-on-year increase of 4808 cases or 282%; the total number of cases handled was 9022, with a year-on-year increase of 6005 cases or 199%.

It is reported that, in 2012, provincial local Intellectual Property Offices of China generally enhanced their IP enforcement: historically law enforcement provinces, significant breakthrough in the central provinces, general enhancement in the west and northeast regions.