US FILES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASE WITH THE WTO
April 02, 2007 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesSeeking to combat what it calls an "unacceptably high" level of intellectual property piracy in China, the United States filed a case against China at…
Seeking to combat what it calls an "unacceptably high" level of intellectual property piracy in China, the United States filed a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
"Piracy and counterfeiting levels in China remain unacceptably high," US Trade Representative Susan C Schwab said in a prepared statement. "Inadequate protection of intellectual property rights in China costs US firms and workers billions of dollars each year."
The case, filed April 10 2007, seeks to eliminate structural barriers that give pirates and counterfeiters in China a safe harbour to avoid criminal liability, to reduce the volume of counterfeit goods crossing into China and to give copyright owners more tools to prevent unauthorized copies in China, according to Schwab's statement.
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