China Vows to Implement Trade Secret Protection During 24th JCCT, USTR Says
Chinese officials committed to adopt an action plan on trade secrets and enforcement that includes greater transparency and more stringent compliance with trade secret measures during the 24th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Beijing, China on…
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Dec 19-20 , said the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Dec. 20. The Chinese National Leading Group on Combating IPR Infringement and the Manufacture and Sales of Counterfeit and Substandard Goods pledged the commitment as part of a 2014 Action Plan, said USTR in a statement. Moreover, “the United States and China reaffirm their commitment to foster a better IP protection environment by combating IPR infringement and counterfeit goods, with the result of facilitating the sales of legitimate IP-intensive goods and services,” said USTR. “The United States and China recognize the importance of this issue and will conduct further discussions in 2014, including exchanges of relevant information, on detailed approaches towards this goal.” The two sides also agreed to strive to resume U.S. beef exports to China by July 2014, said USTR.