Japan and China set up IP workgroup
08 June 2009
Managing Intellectual Property
Economic ministers from Japan and China have established a working group to protect IP rights as part of an attempt to strengthen economic links during the recession.
Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry Toshihiro Nikai and Chinese commerce minister Chen Deming signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday in Tokyo set up a group that will meet once a year.
The meeting was part of the second high-level economic dialogue co-chaired by Chinese vice premier Wang Qishan and Japanese foreign minister Hirofumi Nakasone.
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