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China,US to further cooperate on IPR issues

By Liu Li and Wu Jiao (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-11-14 08:50

Senior officials from China and the United States have vowed to
strengthen co-operation on intellectual property protection.

China attaches great importance to the United States' experiences in
intellectual property protection and would like to learn from its
advanced technological management measures on combating internet piracy,
said Liu Binjie, deputy director of the State Press and Publication
Administration.

Liu yesterday had a closed-door meeting with Jon Dudas, under secretary
of the US Department of Commerce for Intellectual Property.

"We exchanged views on laws and policies on how to fight Internet piracy
in China, the implementation of intellectual property regulations and
closer co-operation between the two sides," Liu told reporters after the
one-hour discussion.

According to Liu, the United States and China have designated special
liaison officers to deal with intellectual property projects and called
for them to hold their first meeting as soon as possible. In the
long-term, they will hold visits annually.

Dudas, who is also the director of the US Patent and Trademark Office,
said the US side is willing to share experiences with China on
anti-piracy.

He said the United States would send experts to train Chinese
intellectual property officials, and would invite them to visit the
Cyber-Crime Division of the US Department of Homeland Security.

Dudas also congratulated China on its 100-day nationwide intensive
anti-piracy campaign, calling the campaign "useful and encouraging."

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