问答题
【正确答案】The graph demonstrates an explosion in intellectual property cases in the last five years. The number of cases has in creased from 3,993 to 5,649, approximately at an average rate of 50% during the period between 1998 and 2002. If we take a careful check on the numbers, we can see that there is a steady increase. As such a trend goes on, the intellectual property cases will reach over 10,000 yearly by 2010. Certainly, the intellectual property cases have attracted more and more public attention. We are sure that ever-increasing eases reflects the development at a high speed.
Why have the above-mentioned cases happened repeatedly? The first reason is that more and more people begin to realize it is important to protect their own right of intellectual property that can turn into material wealth. With fierce domestic competition, it is necessary for more companies to keep their own patents as their intellectual property in today's China. China's entry into the World Trade Organization has also provided Chinas opportunities for development and com petition in the overseas market. Therefore, the need to protect intellectual property in the world market has become even more important than ever before. Of course, there is no single cause for the increase, but many different factors account for the rise in cases. Regardless of their reasons, it is clear that intellectual property cases has become a serious reality.
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