In two different cases a Courthouse in China ruled in favor of two big Italian corporations: the famous prestige brand manufacturer "Gucci" and   the confectionery producer, "Ferrero Rocher",  and set a high fine on two local Chinese manufactures that copied some of the products those companies manufacture. 

Ferrero Rocher spokesman, Alessandro Cagli, said to the china daily that this is an encouraging step and that they will inspect the enforcement of this decision closely.

In a country where cheap imitations can be found almost anywhere, the importance of those rulings becomes even more significant to IP owners.

This is another step China takes as part of its continuing progress trying to level up with the rest of the world in the field of IP protection.

Such decisions are certainly soothing news to IP owners that wish to distribute and sell their products in the Chinese market.