beginning with activities by the Anti Counterfeit Association $ ^{1} $ , the police are promoting public awareness activities, encouraging intellectual property right holders to protect intellectual property and calling for the elimination of counterfeit products.

Note 1: A voluntary association established in 1986 by various economic organizations concerned about the intellectual property rights infringement, for the purpose of eliminating illegal goods and protecting intellectual property rights.

property. Through cooperation with related agencies such as the NPA, activities such as public education activities, research on the sales of illegal goods overseas, and appeals to overseas investigative agencies and customhouses are conducted through symposiums and participation in various events.

Table 1-3 Trends in the Situation of Cleared Intellectual Infringement Offenses (2004-2008)

Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Cases/Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons
Category	(Cases)	(Persons)	(Cases)	(Persons)	(Cases)	(Persons)	(Cases)	(Persons)	(Cases)	(Persons)
Total	1,233	640	1,615	798	1,403	780	1,283	715	1,135	687
Trademark Act	910	479	1,138	551	1,096	537	860	472	814
Unfair Competition Prevention Act	7	1	29	37	16	19	21	42	32
Copyright Act	315	159	445	206	287	219	398	198	286
Patent Act	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	3
Design Act	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	0
Utility Model Act	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table 1-4 Trends in the Situation of Counterfeit Brand Goods Seized by Country/Region of Origin (2004-2008)

Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Category	113,806	154,075	190,062	315,302	280,679
Total (items)	113,806	154,075	190,062	315,302	280,679
China	16,737	9,663	73,512	143,170	268,326
Korea	96,572	98,436	115,881	117,930	5,972
Hong Kong	119	2,091	70	49,694	12
Taiwan	153	32,258	388	0	0
Others	225	11,627	211	4,508	6,369

## (2) Environmental Offenses

## 1 ) Waste Disposal Offenses

Among the crimes that destroy the environment, the police particularly target illegal dumping of waste material as an area for emphasized enforcement, and tighten and focus the regulation around organizational and large-scaled offenses, those involving Boryokudan and those in which official guidance has been ignored. The police also promote early restoration and the prevention of further environmental damage by providing necessary information to the concerned entities.

The number of waste disposal offenses cleared and persons arrested increased notably in 2008 compared to the previous year. The number of cases in which companies commissioned to dispose of industrial waste were charged with illegal dumping of industrial waste and violation of their industrial waste disposal commission increased greatly to 510 cases.

Table 1-5 Trends in the Situation of Cleared Waste Disposal Offenses (2004-2008)

Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Category
Number of Cases Cleared (cases)	3,166	4,123	5,301	6,107	6,124
Number of Arrests (persons)	4,684	5,728	6,852	7,797	7,602
Number of Charges (companies)	320	527	423	549	481

## 2 ) Illegal Capturing and other Offenses involving Wildlife

The police are cracking down on offenses involving the illegal capturing of Japanese wild birds and animals, offenses related to smuggling of rare wild animals and