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28 October 2009

Locke slams China’s IP enforcement

Peter Ollier, Guangzhou

US secretary of commerce Gary Locke criticised China’s lax IP enforcement at an event in Guangzhou yesterday

Speaking at the Pearl River Delta International Forum on Innovation and IP, Locke said: "China's enforcement of IP laws is often uneven and penalties assessed are often too mild to act as a deterrent."




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