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22 September 2008

US and China cooperate on IP issues

Eileen McDermott, New York

Senior members of the US and Chinese governments agreed three measures designed to amend patent protection and improve copyright and trade mark enforcement at a meeting last week

US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and US Trade Representative (USTR) Susan Schwab met with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan for the 19th US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in California to discuss agreements on IP rights, among other issues.




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