US Annual report focuses on China's IP protection
May 21, 2008 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesUSTR complains about China's criminal system but praises its software piracy enforcement
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has issued the 2008 Special 301 Review of its trading partners' levels of Intellectual Property (IP) protection.
The report focused foremost on China and Russia, reflecting the size of the US's economic relationships with those countries and their political importance. Though China is still the subject of complaints from the US over the failure of its criminal system to provide effective deterrence against wilful counterfeiting and piracy, the country was praised for tackling software piracy.
"China is the most important of the US's trading partners so sees greater scrutiny. That said, its problems are greater" said Nicholas Redfearn, head of Rouse & Co International's practice in Asia.
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