Hunan to strengthen brand construction  By Du Xiaoli (chinadaily.com.cn)  Updated: 2006-07-29 09:26  
The ongoing Brand Promotion tour initiated by the Ministry of Commerce has 
raised upsurge in brand construction in the country recently. With strong base 
in equipment manufacturing industry, Hunan will construct brands in the 
following five aspects: 
The first is to establish brand strategy and form regional characteristics. 
The province will focus on cultivation of products with local characteristic 
edge, new- and high-tech and self-owned intellectual property rights and brand 
zone with local industrial characteristics. 
The second is to build brands and make great efforts to become national 
famous brands. Hunan will direct enterprises to conduct appraisal of brand 
products and famous trademarks. The province aims at building 8 Chinese famous 
brand products and 150 Hunan provincial famous brand products in 2006. 
The third is to strengthen brand cultivation and accelerate brand 
development. The province will accelerate brand cultivation of equipment 
manufacturing industry and fitting products, flax textiles and prepared 
traditional Chinese medicine. 
The fourth is to strengthen drumbeating to promote brand recognition. Hunan 
will organize activities to promote Hunan prominent enterprises with focus on 
publicizing brand ideas and culture. 
The fifth is to strengthen market supervision to protect brands rights. 
Famous brands protection research will be conducted to guide enterprises to 
raise protection awareness of national brands. Deep research will also be done 
concerning anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, protection measures, intellectual 
property rights protection and technical barrier in the World Trade Organization 
framework.
   
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